Muhammad Naser, a professor of Statistics of Rajshahi University, died of a cardiac arrest yesterday morning. He was

The number of stunted children decreased by 7 percent and emaciated children by 3 percent between 2006 and 2013 in three districts of the country, reveals a study.

One of the two roads providing access to Chittagong Port was blocked off for around one and a half hours yesterday by some 150 trucks and covered vans after, as per some demonstrators, some traffic policemen beat up a driver for refusing to pay extortion money.

Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee yesterday submitted a 12-point demand to the government, including enactment of Liberation War Denial Crimes Act with provisions of punishment for denial of historically established facts and settled issues.

Lawmaker Saber Hossain Chowdhury, president of Inter Parliamentary Union, has been named by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a member of a “High-level Advisory Group” for the Every Woman Every Child movement.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of five development projects tomorrow in

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) today scrapped a lease for the Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka.

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity protests the proposed hike in train fares saying the government can minimise losses by setting up a proper management process instead.

An extensive road repairing initiative is underway, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon said yesterday.

Mashi Uddin Ahmed, a retired judge, died of old age complications in his Banani residence in Dhaka yesterday, aged

Today is the 11th death anniversary of AKM Farid Uddin Ahmed, a freedom fighter and former deputy assistant director

Enlightened humans with creative ideas are required for a progressive and developed country, speakers told Bishwo Shahitto Kendro's (BSK) Nationwide Enrichment Programme (NEP), a book reading programme for students, launched yesterday at BIAM Model School and College in the capital's Eskaton.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government would construct 372 cyclone and flood shelters with Tk 888 crore in flood and cyclone-prone areas in the country.

Around 275 to 300 roads under will be repaired soon, says DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon.

Farhad Banu, wife of Md Tariqul Islam, company secretary of NCC Bank Ltd., died at BIRDEM Hospital on Monday, aged 63; says a press

A milad and a doa mahfils for late journalist Altaf Mahmud will be held at the auditorium of Jatiya Press Club in the capital after Asr

Water transport workers last evening withdrew their pre-announced countrywide indefinite work stoppage that was supposed to be

Five thousands bins will be set at different points of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) this year, Mayor Sayeed Khokon said yesterday.

Today is the second death anniversary of Anwarul Karim, an engineer.

A total of 5000 bins will be set at different points of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) by 2016, its Mayor Sayeed Khokon has said.