The definition of the word “woman” has been updated in the Oxford Dictionary after equality campaigners identified some of the terms listed as synonyms for the word as “derogatory”, “offensive” or “dated”.

A contempt of court rule has been issued against the Secretary of Education Ministry (secondary and higher education) Md Mahbub Hossain and three other government officials for not complying with a High Court order to provide monthly payment order (MPO) facilities to the headmaster of a high school in Noakhali.

Cases of sexual violence against boys are too often unnoticed and only awareness and proper education can protect everyone.

Two employees of a private clinic in Khulna city were arrested with 1,659 pieces of yaba tablets today.

Police in separate drives arrested three suspected criminals with firearms from different parts of Chatkhil and Begumganj upazilas of Noakhali early today.

President Abdul Hamid has told parliament that the political parties have to nurture the culture of tolerance of others’ opinion, show mutual respect, and attach due importance to others’ views in order to give institutional shape to democracy.

Former Barishal City Corporation mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal and four others were sentenced to seven years in prison in a corruption case for embezzling Tk 45 lakh.

China and Russia have held off congratulating US President-elect Joe Biden, with Beijing saying it would follow usual custom in its response and the Kremlin noting incumbent Donald Trump’s vow to pursue legal challenges.

A man allegedly threw acid on his ex-wife, an employee at a hospital in Dhaka’s Mirpur area, this morning.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today expressed optimism over the resumption of talks on Rohingya repatriation using a tripartite mechanism after the formation of a new government in Myanmar.

Parbatya Chattogram Forest and Land Rights Protection Movement has called upon authorities concerned to take measures to protect the Sangu-Matamuhuri Sanctuary and the Reserve Natural Forest and take action against those destroying the forest.

Pfizer Inc has said its experimental Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, battered the world's economy and upended daily life.

A Russian conscript soldier has killed three fellow servicemen at a military air base after attacking them with an axe and a gun, according to Russian news agencies.

As Asia comes to terms with the reality of a Joe Biden administration, relief and hopes of economic and environmental revival jostle with needling anxiety and fears of inattention.

A case was filed accusing two people including a woman for the rape of a thirteen-year-old at Kawnia village in Barguna's Amtali upazila.

Police arrested a “spiritual healer” for allegedly raping a woman in the name of treatment in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh last night.

A court in Lalmonirhat today placed the main accused -- Abul Hossain alias Hossain Ali -- on a five-day remand in a case filed over the brutal killing of Abu Yunus Md Shahidunnabi Jewel in Lalmonirhat.

The Bombay High Court today refused to grant bail to Republic TV Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami who was arrested in connection with the alleged abetment of the suicide of an architect.

Daffodil International University (DIU) authority has announced DIU as a 100% Covid-19 protection-friendly campus.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world’s first passenger ride on a super high-speed levitating pod system, the company said on Sunday, a key safety test for technology it hopes will transform human and cargo transportation.