Police arrested a local Jamaat leader at Baneshwar in Puthia upazila on Tuesday.

People of Nilphamari, Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts want early re-opening of Chilahati-Holdibari transit route for their convenient journey to and from India, especially against the backdrop of Indian premier Narendra Modi's recent visit to Bangladesh.

With his campaign logo ready, Jeb Bush was set to make his big announcement yesterday, formally adding his name to the crowded Republican field for the 2016 US presidential election.

Authorities launch eviction drive in the port city of Chittagong to avert possible loss of lives from landslides in the monsoon.

An influential person has started building permanent structures, occupying a land owned by Water Development Board (WDB) near

A policewoman is allegedly gang-raped by her former police husband and his cohorts in Khilgaon area of capital Dhaka.

The US spends more than $9m (£5.7m) a day on the war against Islamic State, and has poured $2.7bn (£1.7bn) into the bombing campaign since the start.

Police detain five suspected human traffickers during crackdowns at different places in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

Parts of the White House and a Senate office building evacuated after telephone bomb threats.

Digging of Bogra irrigation canal under Teesta Irrigation Project of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has remained stalled

Air travellers will now have to pay additional excise tax – between Tk 200 and Tk 500 -- depending on the routes, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) says in a circular.

Leader of the Opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad says it is not possible to achieve the target of the economic growth at 7 percent without increasing private sector investments in the country.

An US state court orders the release of an inmate who has been in solitary confinement for more than 40 years.

The US army has temporarily taken down its website after a hacking attack.

An alleged criminal has been killed and two of his associates injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Laxmipur Sadar upazila.

A case was filed on Saturday night against 18 people in connection with the killing of Touhidul Islam, join convener of Binoykathi union

A local trader allegedly committed suicide at Bishohari village in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore district on Sunday. The deceased is

Welcoming the agreements signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day state visit, a US diplomat yesterday said they share the enthusiasm with Bangladesh for

A suspected member of an international human trafficking gang is allegedly killed in a ‘gunfight’ with rivals in Alikhali Lobonmath area in Teknaf upazila.

A frantic manhunt was on yesterday for two convicted murderers who busted out of New York state's biggest maximum security prison by cutting through cell walls with power