Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader calls upon all the city councilors and leaders and activists of the party to conduct cleanliness drive in a bid to fight the dengue menace.

India's government hails "historic" legislation to bring Kashmir under its direct control, as Pakistan vows to back the Muslim-majority region and challenge the divisive move which has seen tensions soar.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expresses deep concern over the allegation of pocketing of Tk 2 crore against the top brass of the Election Commission (EC) in the name of delivering ‘special speech’ at training programmes for the December 30 national election and the upazila polls.

Law Minister Anisul Huq claims that the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) has become satisfied at the anti-torture report of Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her government is never led by any intention to expose people to torture in custody as she was interviewed by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid says that the government will replace old gas distribution lines of the capital.

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A total of 69 students of Dhaka University (DU) have been suspended on charges of committing forgery during the admission process.

The High Court directs the government to maintain status quo for two months on publication of the gazette notification for implementing the recommendation of the ninth wage board for journalists.

The abolition of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir has sparked apprehensions in north eastern Indian states as the next Article 371 contains special provisions for them relating to sale and transfer of land and distinctive social and religious practices.

As the Indian Government on Monday abrogated constitutional provisions that give Indian-occupied Kashmir special rights, a number of Twitter hashtags popped up in solidarity with the people of the valley.

The High Court asks four BNP leaders including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to surrender before a Dhaka court in six weeks in a case filed on charge of issuing death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The High Court defers to Thursday the hearing on a bail petition filed by Aysha Siddika Minni in the case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif in Barguna.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) places 12 recommendations to ensure quality education for sustainable development of the country’s younger generation.

A college student was stabbed to death in Rajshahi when he was going to his village home in Dinajpur to celebrate Eid.

Seven more people have died of dengue fever in Dhaka, Dinajpur and Rangpur districts, as the entire country remains in the grip of the mosquito-borne fever.

A journalist of private television channel Mohona TV, who remained missing since Saturday evening, has been found in Sunamganj Sadar upazila.

Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report.

The Indian government said that removing Article 370 was necessary as it had led to terrorism and came in the way of curbing corruption in Jammu and Kashmir.

North Korea threatens to carry out more weapons tests after it fired its fourth pair of projectiles in less than two weeks following the start of joint exercises between the US and the South.