United Nations Under Secretary General Atul Khare yesterday said he will inform the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the

A mass killing ground of the Liberation War in Barisal city's Trish Godown area has to be protected by halting an ongoing government

Rights activists yesterday sought the prime minister's intervention in implementing the Vested Property Return Act-2011 for protecting

The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of the "Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2015" increasing fiduciary jurisdiction of lower court judges for ensuring

The prosecution yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that they have found involvement of war crimes suspect fugitive Mohammad Hossain in the murder of 35 people in Dampara village, a Hindu majority area, of Kishoreganj during the Liberation War.

Bringing indigenous people and Dalits into mainstream development is a must for sustainable development in Bangladesh, said speakers at a national seminar yesterday.

Former military dictator HM Ershad yesterday said there was no democracy in the country now.

The High Court yesterday imposed status quo on construction of commercial structures in 2.375 bighas of land in the capital's Gulshan-2, which some local residents claim is an open space.

Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on September 25 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhajj was not sighted in Bangladesh sky yesterday.

The fear that student protests could take a turn for the worse was one of the reasons why the government yesterday withdrew 7.5 percent value added tax (VAT) on private universities and medical and engineering colleges, according to sources in the ruling Awami League.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named as one of the winners of the UN's highest environmental accolade -- Champions of the Earth -- in recognition of Bangladesh's far-reaching initiatives to address climate change, says the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep).

The government has decided to bring changes in key posts at some missions abroad.

To ensure more transparency in the admission tests for MBBS and BDS, the health ministry asked medical admission coaching centres to halt their operations until September 18.

A Dhaka court yesterday accepted charges against three youths in a case filed for beating up a stray dog with shovels in the capital's Rampura on June 16.

Seven suspected members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, including five "key organisers" of a web conference claimed to be organised by the banned militant outfit on September 4, at the capital's Khilkhet on Saturday night, claimed Dhaka Metropolitan Police at a press briefing yesterday.

The master plan for Chittagong Metropolitan area, which has not been implemented in last 20 years, will now be implemented but after proper modification, said Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin yesterday.

The Rajdhani Unnyan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has to stop promoting plot-based housing in the capital because it encourages massive earth filling of dedicated conservable wetlands by the government and private realtors, recommends a newly proposed master plan for Dhaka city.

Private university students yesterday stepped up their agitation against the imposition of VAT, shutting down major roads in the capital once again.

New Indian Visa Application Centres (IVAC) have been launched in Barisal, Rangpur and Mymensingh cities yesterday.

The High Court directs the government to immediately stop illegal parking of vehicles and use of hydraulic horns in Dhaka city.