The nation is paying tribute to National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on the occasion of his 117th birth anniversary.

The bloody conflict in Syria has entered its 6th year. And we were reminded of it on May 23 when 7 explosions ripped through north-eastern Syria in the heartland of government-controlled territory.

We welcome the Supreme Court's verdict to uphold High Court directives to stop police forces from making arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing arrestees while in remand.

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an Indian national at Mughalhat border in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on Sunday night. The arrestee

A mobile court foiled a bid for child marriage in Baksorghat village under Natore Sadar upazila yesterday.

Action will be taken upon abuse of section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.

It is sheer providence that for the last few years we have been saved from the catastrophic consequences of nature's wrath such as in the

The Chittagong City Corporation's (CCC) move to lease out the Jatisangha Park or UN Park to a private company is a rank bad idea. The

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, has been observed across the country with due religious fervor and solemnity.

Heads of Mission of the European Union in Bangladesh call on the government to break the cycle of violence by bringing the perpetrators behind the recent attacks in the country to justice and ensure the protection of all citizens at risk.

The prosecution presses seven charges against six Netrakona men who were allegedly involved in crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.

The government-declared Boro paddy procurement is in a mess. Boro farmers are at the mercy of private buyers and middlemen

The furtive killings have become too repetitive not to engender an aura of uncertainty in the minds of the people. This time it

As Cyclone Roanu makes landfall in Bangladesh’s coastal areas, many people have captured the moment and shared them in social media.

After making landfall in Bangladesh's Barisal-Khulna-Chittagong coastal region, cyclonic storm Roanu weakens and turns into a land depression, says Dhaka Met Office. Now it is lying in Feni, Khagrachhari, Sitakunda of Chittagong and Indian state of Tripura.

While not a total surprise the statistics are still quite staggering. At least 73 percent of government offices in Dhaka do not have separate washrooms for women...

Despite lofty rhetoric regarding our commitment to the protection of the 'future of our nation' the reality of the state of our children is grim if not macabre.

With cyclone Roanu approaching closer, control rooms have been set up in coastal areas to facilitate evacuation of the marginalised to safety shelters.

Terming the recent killings in Bangladesh as planned ones, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the perpetrators will surely be brought to justice.

The US expresses its deep concern over the recent violence in Bangladesh including attacks against the minorities, LGBTs and others.