Remember the time when a missed lecture at school/university caused mayhem?

The World Health Organisation today has urged the regional countries, including Bangladesh, to strengthen surveillance and take preventive measures against the Zika virus disease.

It is not often that I have the opportunity to write about some specific short term relief program for Dhaka's transport problems that is

A slight young man, with a dirty piece of pink cloth covering his hands resting on his lap, sat outside Dr Samanta Lal Sen's office at the Burn & Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). He looked normal until his mother Amena Begum removed the cloth and he brought his feet out from beneath the chair.

His fractured left arm was bandaged while wounds were still fresh on his forehead and cheek and in the corner of one eye.

In a gross show of power, a car owner first hit a van driver in Dhaka and then beat up a journalist who protested the incident.

Dhaka, one of the oldest metropolises in this part of the subcontinent, has crossed the enviable milestone of 400 years. The city, founded by the Mughals in the 17th century, was the economic capital of the Mughal Empire, and later saw rapid growth in urbanization during the British colonization in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Bangladesh slipped one notch to rank the 13th most corrupt country in the world in 2015, according to the global corruption index of Transparency International.

Bangladesh slips one place to rank as the 13th most corrupt country in the world, Transparency International reveals in its global graft index. In South Asia, Bangladesh stands as the second most graft affected country.

One of the most beloved actresses in Bangladesh, Parveen Sultana Diti who has been diagnosed with brain cancer has been brought back to Dhaka from India and admitted to United Hospital in Gulshan.

Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, son of country's first prime minister Tajuddin Ahmad, has binned the rumours that he was returning to active politics.

Vegetable is a crucial component in a balanced diet and there is no alternative to be healthy without it. But do you know there are 157 types of vegetables that Bangladesh produces every year?

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropic organisation, has in the past given away money, much of it to fight infectious diseases. Now it has a new strategy of investing in technologies that can make goods and services affordable to the poor.

To improve the public transport system in the capital, the Dhaka North City Corporation will facilitate the introduction of 3,000 new

The first trailer of John Abraham's next, “Rocky Handsome”, is out and fans are reveling in its all-out action content.

Our economic activity is growing rapidly. Back in 1970, the size of GDP was only US$6.2 billion and in 2015, the GDP grew to $205.3 billion taking Bangladesh to the 44th position in the world economy.

A teaser was released of Shakib Khan and Pori Moni's upcoming movie “Dhumketu” on YouTube as part of the promotion campaign to bring the...

Two twin strangers from Ireland – who never knew the other existed until two months ago – recently took a DNA test to find out if they were related.

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan speaks out in support of actress Sunny Leone, who was at the receiving end of harsh questions about her professional choices in a TV interview.

Once built, the 8.70km Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover is set to become a permanent woe for Dhaka, with leading experts describing the Tk 1,219 crore structure as a massive block in the heart of the city. Around a year into the construction work in early 2014, it was detected by sheer chance that the much-hyped flyover was being built on a grossly faulty layout configuration without vital right-turn provisions and had a number of other flaws with serious consequences.