The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition that sought re-evaluation and scrapping of the existing quota system in the civil service, as the writ petitioners are not affected by the system and it is a policy decision of the government.

Protests and condemnations continued to pour in yesterday over the attack on Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, an eminent writer and a professor at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).

Noted citizens, including economists and former caretaker government advisers, yesterday urged the government to ensure punishment of perpetrators of crimes in the banking sector.

A madrasa boy who was allegedly beaten up severely by one of his teachers in Bhaluka upazila died of his injuries at a Dhaka hospital early yesterday.

The Editors' Council, an organisation of editors of the country's leading newspapers, yesterday strongly condemned the attack on renowned writer Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal.

Sri Lankan cricket is looking to regain its pride and the Nidahas Trophy has emerged as the ideal platform to stage a turnaround as the country celebrates its 70th anniversary of independence and also Sri Lanka Cricket's 70th year when the hosts take on India in the tournament opener at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.

Egypt's military said yesterday four soldiers and 10 jihadists were killed in a military operation in Sinai against Islamic State group jihadists.

Two Colombian police officers were killed Saturday when criminals bombed their car, then hurled grenades and strafed it with gunfire, local authorities said.

Congress will hit an initial deadline today for resolving the fate of "Dreamers," with nothing to show for months of negotiations over nearly two million immigrants who arrived in the US illegally as children.

Ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader termed Saturday's attack on Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal “conspiracy” and alleged that BNP is patronising the conspirators.

While the country is reeling from the shock over Saturday's knife attack on Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, his nephew Nuhash Humayun is heartbroken as well.

Having endured a torrid string of losses to Sri Lanka at home in the first two months of the year, the Bangladesh cricket team reached Sri

As the US put emphasis on a participatory general election, Dhaka yesterday assured Washington that the polls will be free, fair, and inclusive.

Usually associated with the monsoon months, the sweet taste of pineapple has arrived early in Rangamati. The district's pineapple farmers are currently busy harvesting, enjoying the additional income benefits of selling the fruit out of season.

Dubai has begun testing autonomous pods in a trial run the Gulf's trade and tourism hub hopes will help its transformation into one of the smartest cities in the world.

Some 1,010 Qawmi madrasa graduates will join government service for the first time today as the Qawmi madrasa certificates got the government recognition.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found a number of engineers and other officials of Roads and Highways Department building sub-standard roads to misappropriate public money.

A Vietnamese company is set to invest around $100 million in Bangladesh's leather sector.

A few short years ago, financially struggling parents with very sick children in Chittagong had nowhere to turn.

The United States is to permanently scale back its mission to Cuba after what it alleges were series of mystery "attacks" on the health