For around 15 years, Bangladesh had to struggle with import of oil because the price continued to climb from just $25 in1998 a barrel to $145 in 2008. The country's oil importing agency Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) counted staggering losses from 1999 till mid 2014.

With every new iPhone that comes out, the rumor sack keeps getting bigger. While not all of them see the light of day, there's nothing wrong with getting excited about what could be.

Bangladesh has the fifth largest offline population in the world, with about 148 million still not connected to the internet, a World Bank

Acid attack survivor and activist, Laxmi has become the face of a new fashion campaign in India called "Face of Courage," which challenges social perceptions of physical beauty and attractiveness.

Nadia Ahmed has been in the TV industry for a while now, and has made a name for herself as an actress. Nayeem, who came to the showbiz after Nayeem, is also a popular face of the small screen now.

When Dutch couple Rosanne van Kleef and Rik van Dueren den Hollander, both 23, set off on an around-the-world trip in September

Malik First Born Allah Farrad, will be spending the next 15 and half years of his life in a federal penitentiary because of a single Facebook post.

Google search became as popular as it is now due in large part to its simplicity, and the service remains wonderfully simple to this day.

In a bizarre incident, cleaners of Dhaka City Corporations dump large quantity of stinky garbage in front of some business establishments in Gulshan after the offices refused to pay them ‘tips’.

Long ago, an essay on cow was the easiest challenge of a primary examination. We were always given hints on what to write in case we chose to attempt such a “common” essay.

In a major step towards easing the city's crippling traffic congestion, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has freed the Shyamoli-Aminbazar road in the capital from illegal parking.

Brace yourselves as we reveal how Londoners supported the seventh annual no pants day — or no trousers day.

SI Masud, who was posted at Mohammadpur Police Station, and some of his associates forcibly pick up Rabby on a police van and demand Tk 5 lakh as bribe for his release, the victim recalls.

As a star, the sun is so big that it can accommodate 13 lakh earths. Now imagine a star that is around a hundred times larger than the sun and outshines the sun five million times. Such massive stars produce and distribute a large amount of elements vital for formation of life when they eventually explode as supernovae. Unfortunately, these hypergiants are extremely rare as their size makes them unstable. According to Nasa, the lone example of such a star until recent times, which has not exploded, was Eta Carinae.

Russian police have opened an investigation on Saturday after a doctor was captured on video punching a patient inside a hospital, knocking him to the floor.

It is not something you probably think much about, but your liver is a key player in your body's digestive system. You need to treat it right so it can stay healthy and do its job. Liver has several important things to do. It helps clean your blood by getting rid of harmful chemicals that your body makes. It makes a liquid called bile, which helps you break down fat from food. It also stores sugar called glucose, which gives you a quick energy boost when you need it. Taking care of your liver is far more about avoiding what is bad. Here are some ways to keep your liver healthy:

Bangladesh cricket team’s find of 2015, the left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been chosen in the short-list of cricketers for the prestigious ESPNcricinfo debutant of the year award.

A local tech firm has developed an android device equipped with a fingerprint scanner and a smartcard reader that can identify people by matching them with the national database on the fly.

Mohammed Farashuddin firmly believes it was wise to drop the time scale and selection grade from the Eighth National Pay Scale.

Police are forcibly and illegally taking money in the name of “parking tolls” from any car using the road in front of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) in Agargaon. The road that connects Rokeya Sarani with Mirpur Road -- on which several important establishments like public schools and hospitals, including Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, are located -- has also been made off-limits to regular traffic.