Eminent litterateur Syed Shamsul Haq is to be buried at his ancestral village home in Kurigram.

We are deeply disturbed by a report published in this paper on Saturday, according to which Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA)

The introduction of Uber taxis to Dhaka is certainly welcome news. The acute shortage of public transport in a city of over 17 million has

Fish traders as well as fishermen in Pirojpur Sadar upazila are facing trouble due to shortage of ice at Badura Fish Landing Centre, the

An increasing number of Lalmonirhat's women are taking to the farm fields of their own accord, in order to cultivate vegetables.

A ward-level member of Hobirbari union in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh is arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission as he allegedly locked a primary school for one and a half months for not getting speed money from the contractor who built the institution.

The newborn girl, who was saved minutes before being buried alive at a Faridpur graveyard, is no more.

The story of Bangladesh's economic development is an inspiring tale well recognised by the world proving the skeptics wrong. We can, however, not say the same about the development of democracy in the country.

The loss being caused to the economy by traffic congestions in Dhaka every year is astounding. The figure, according to a government report, is estimated to be Tk. 20,000 crore a year.

In memory of many of his slain relatives during the War of Liberation in 1971, Nandalal Roy took an initiative to arrange a permanent

Reports over the last few days of a baby declared dead and later found to be alive in Jahid Memorial Child Hospital in Faridpur town and

Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead on Friday by the Border Security Force of India in another display of its heavy handedness. How

A girl student of Shaskandor Senior Madrasa in Saidpur upazila stopped attending classes after alleged sexual harassment by a madrasa

This year, local cattle breeders met 80 percent of the demand for sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha. Over the last two years, local

Although two very important ministers have only now openly acknowledged the pervasive and rampant practice of extortion in the

The 8th hilsa festival began in Chandpur town yesterday.

Rohingyas, a Muslim, Bangla-speaking ethnic group living in the Rakhine state are categorically denied citizenship rights, as well as subjected to violent repression at the hands of government forces, Buddhist extremists, and the region's majority ethnic group, the Arakan/Rakhine.

Just the fact that at least 265 people have died and 1,153 have been injured in only 12 days during this year's Eid holidays is maddening.

Speakers at a meeting in front of Gaibandha Press Club yesterday urged the authorities concerned to ensure smooth power supply and take immediate step to stop the 'ghost' bills for power consumption.

Shirin Shila, 16, of a remote village of Chirirbandar upazila under the district has been nominated for contention for the prestigious International Children's Peace Prize in recognition of her extraordinary efforts to protect the children's rights in her locality.