They are sold a dream, of a ticket to study and work in a foreign country, but after spending their family's entire savings they are caught in the harsh reality of being trafficked and trapped in a constant cycle of exploitation and extortion.

The religious affairs ministry yesterday gave a 48-hour “final ultimatum” to 16 hajj agencies for completing all procedures to send around 3,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia by August 26.

Beware when you are handing your mobile phone to a technician for servicing. Fraudsters might clone your IMO messaging account, follow your private chat sessions and blackmail you for money.

At least 18 people including foreigners were killed and a dozen others wounded in a "terrorist attack" by suspected jihadists on a

A policeman was stabbed to death in Istanbul on Sunday by a suspected member of the Islamic State group who had been arrested for

Australia is scrapping secrecy laws designed to stop whistleblowers from speaking out about alleged abuse at offshore asylum-seeker

At least 312 people were killed and more than 2,000 left homeless on Monday when heavy flooding hit Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown, leaving morgues overflowing and residents desperately searching for loved ones.

Police recovered 16 petrol and crude bombs and some bomb-making materials from Saddam Hossain Hall at Islamic University in Kushtia on Sunday night and arrested two Shibir activists in this connection.

The Hindu community of the country observes Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, today with due religious fervour.

A 12-year-old boy died yesterday after bookshelves of his school library fell on him in Chittagong.

The White House yesterday struggled to defuse the growing criticism of President Donald Trump's initial failure to explicitly condemn white supremacists for their role in Saturday's violent protest in Virginia, insisting that his condemnation included all such groups.

A schoolteacher was pounded with hammers allegedly by former students of the school in Rajbari's Pangsha on Saturday night.

Post graduation exam schedule for students of the seven Dhaka University affiliated colleges was declared yesterday.

The BNP yesterday alleged that the government was putting pressure on the chief justice over the Supreme Court verdict that scrapped

Over 250 families of several villages Tangail's Bhuapur upazila are finding some quick cash by turning their front yards into hotels for cattle.

Environmentalists yesterday urged the government to cancel its recent decision to allow industries in Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) of the Sundarbans and said the decision would be “disastrous” for the world's largest mangrove forest.

With the dream of a better life, Fatema left for Saudi Arabia without telling anyone in her family.

The High Court yesterday deferred until August 22 the delivery of its verdict on the death references and appeals in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder cases.

A high school student is campaigning to be the governor of the US state of Kansas, gaining national attention for his unlikely effort.

Saudi Arabia's security forces have sealed off a Shia-majority town in the east of the Sunni-ruled kingdom, Human Rights Watch said