Educationist and social worker Dr Rashid Malik is the only Bangladeshi-American running for membership in the US House of Representatives.

Her in-laws had been torturing her in every way possible in pressurising her into getting dowry from her family. With rage over failed attempts they at last inflicted burns on her on Thursday.

Children in Europe are bombarded with hidden digital advertising and marketing promoting fatty, sugary and salty foods that is damaging their health and adding to the region's obesity problem, World Health Organization experts said on Friday.

Following the recent attacks on the Hindus in Brahmanbaria and elsewhere in Bangladesh, India has expressed its concern about the safety and security of the community.

Police yesterday arrested four alleged operatives of banned terror outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Rangpur.

Schools in the Indian capital city will remain closed for three more days as Delhi battles its worst smog condition in 17 years.

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance yesterday launched an offensive on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa, upping pressure on the jihadists after Iraqi forces entered their Iraqi bastion Mosul.

Heavy rain took toll on crops in coastal areas, including Chittagong, Patuakhali, Bhola and Barguna, as a deep depression, which had formed over the Bay of Bengal, crossed Chittagong coast near Sitakunda yesterday noon after it became weak.

Detectives submitted a charge sheet yesterday against eight militants of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to a court in Rajshahi University Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee murder case.

At least 25 people were injured in a clash between indigenous people and labourers as well as police at Shahebganj sugarcane farm of Rangpur Sugar Mills yesterday over land dispute.

A 15-member European Parliament delegation will arrive in Dhaka in the middle of this month to discuss Bangladesh's politics, freedom of expression, and labour and human rights issues with politicians, business leaders, NGOs, and the media.

Iraqi special forces threw themselves back into battle yesterday after a first foray into Mosul was blunted by stiffer than

Sheikh Humayun Kabir, 45, a computer engineer and businessperson from Pirojpur town, has suffered the ill-effects of a

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday formed a seven-member committee to detect if MT Producer, an imported

Incessant rain disrupted normal life in the country's coastal districts yesterday due to the impact of the depression in the

A fake Facebook page posing as ATN Bangla News (https://www.facebook.com/atnbd24/) has stolen The Daily Star Facebook

Thailand's junta chief yesterday pleaded for trust in his rice policy, as a price slump deepens anguish among poor farmers

Internet users in Turkey were yesterday experiencing severe difficulties accessing social media after the country was plunged

Police yesterday arrested a newly-elected union parishad chairman in a case filed in connection with attacks on two temples in

Almost all mother hilsas spawned eggs during the 22-day fishing ban as the period was extended by a week this year, said experts.