Uncontrolled stone quarrying in certain areas of Sylhet District has had the most deleterious consequences on the environment as well as tourism..

Yet another woman has been brutally attacked by a stalker, this time in Patiya upazila in Chittagong.

Arecent Brac study has found that at least 7,489 women and girls became victims of violence in 2016. The study gets more worrying: 20 percent of the victims of violence against women are children, and that each day, on average, 1.7 children were victims of rape last year.

We congratulate law enforcing agencies and counterterrorism units on another good effort, busting two militant dens in Chittagong with

On March 14, a faction of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) took it upon itself to try and force residents at Dhaka University's Bijoy

In a three-day dialogue of top police officials from 14 South Asian and neighbouring countries, and representatives from other organisations held recently in Dhaka, the Inspector General of Police rightly pointed out that police forces of countries need direct

We are heartened by the parliament's declaration of March 25 as Genocide Day. This is to consecrate the supreme sacrifice of the valiant souls who were killed by the Pakistan army during our Independence War.

In the early hours of March 13, a 36-metre-long girder weighing 70 tonnes fell from the flyover and killed a temporary worker while injuring two others.

It is a matter of grave concern that, according to a UN estimate, twenty million people are facing starvation in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria.

The reality of today's conflict-ridden world is that it is prudent for every sovereign nation to have some sort of security preparation.

The Education Minister on Friday blamed a section of teachers for the question paper leaks that have continually plagued our education system.

It is no mean achievement to gain nearly seven times the seat than the previous parliamentary tally. And if it is indeed a tectonic shift in

A picture published on the front page of this paper on March 11 exemplifies our utter carelessness and disregard for basic safety when crossing railway tracks. A train can be seen approaching over the tracks, while another picture shows a biker ducking under the lowered barriers in order to rush across.

The number of road accidents in Bangladesh is one of the highest in the world and these are mostly caused by unfit vehicles plying the roads and highways.

It is shocking to know that despite the government's efforts to fix the cost of getting a migrant worker visa, brokers are still exploiting workers, extracting huge sums.

For days we witnessed medical services being hampered as intern doctors at some hospitals in Bogra, Sylhet and Barisal abstained from work...

We applaud the preemptive drive by police forces on Wednesday that resulted in the recovery of grenades, bomb making materials and cleavers.

In our country where the national average for default on loans is around 10 percent, women entrepreneurs default less than 1 percent.

Shanu Miah, a middle-aged man, fell to death in an open box culvert in the Paltan area this week.

As we observed International Women's Day yesterday, it was very inspiring to find a news report on a woman police officer take it upon