Prior to the introduction of a new salt hardy strain of bamboo in 2010 the plant, despite its usefulness, held little

The clash between Santals and workers of Rangpur Sugar Mills in Shahebganj backed by local police in Gaibandha, which resulted in the death of a Santal, is disturbing.

The news of Bangladesh being among the countries in Asia with least forest is unsettling. According to data released by the Asian Development Bank, the country has only 11.2 percent of its land mass under forest, a whopping 13.8 percent short of the desired forest cover.

Gopalpur upazila administration in the district yesterday started a different type of publicity to prevent early marriage,

The US Embassy in Dhaka will remain closed on Thursday on the occasion of Veterans Day, an American holiday.

We strongly condemn the attack on on-duty journalists in the heart of the capital's Chakbazar area this Saturday.

It was welcome news when our Prime Minister inaugurated the upgrading of the Jatrabari-Kanchpur road to eight lanes. It was designed to ease congestion on the Chittagong-Dhaka and Dhaka-Sylhet highways. The project cost was 131.99 crore.

With the approach of winter in the district, a northern border region nearest to the Himalayas, the sufferings of char and poor people have

National Professor Dr MR Khan is buried at his family graveyard at Rasulpur village in Satkhira.

We can only write a requiem for the once mighty river that has been one of the capital's lifeline sustaining its population. It is all but dead and nothing can resuscitate it back to life unless some drastic measures are taken.

More than a month has gone by since a three-month old girl was stolen from Dhaka Medical College Hospital without the authorities being able to trace her.

The irony of the ICU is that Tk. 6 crore was earmarked for procurement of equipment as far back as 2008 but the lengthy decision making process delayed the opening for eight years. And now that it has opened, the people of the district must wait how long for the four nurses trained in ICU operations to be appointed, is anyone's guess. Is it really any wonder that the hospital authorities have effectively suspended operations?

Only five days after the coordinated attack on Hindus in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar, five Hindu homes were again set on fire to the

At least 20 people of six villages were injured as fishing cats, entering localities in search of food, attacked human beings in the areas

Thousands of people of eight villages have been suffering for months due to lack of approach roads on both sides of a newly built

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority suspends operation of all passenger and cargo vessels in all waterways across the country due to rough weather.

Eminent child specialist National Professor MR Khan passes away at the age of 88 at Central Hospital in Dhaka.

It is little wonder that the weapons used in the Gulshan attack were obtained from across the border as we understand from police statements.

Illegally constructed structures have once again started to spring up on the Kuakata beach, defying a High Court directive issued in 2011 and this time it is being done by just one man.

According to the new country strategy paper of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the lending institution has broadened its loan base to USD 8 billion over the next five years to Bangladesh to cover a wide range of areas for development.