Zarina Zaman, a former professor of the Zoology of Dhaka University, died due to a cardiac arrest in Michigan of the US on Thursday. She was 78.

Recently reconstituted with a new chairman and two members, International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday decided to hold a fresh hearing on seven war crimes charges against five “Razakars” from Kishoreganj's Karimganj, asking the prosecution and defence to place submissions today.

An important indicator of how robust a democracy can claim to be is how well marginalised communities are treated.

The Health Directorate announced the results of this year's medical and dental college admission tests, the leaked question papers of which had allegedly started to circulate in different social networking sites on the night of the exam.

It is not enough to withdraw some policemen over the deaths of four people in Friday's clash in Tangail. The responsible cops must be brought to book for “murder,” the National Human Rights Commission chairman said yesterday.

According to the Directorate General Health Services (DGHS), Dhaka is under the threat of dengue fever, a potentially deadly fever. This

The vast economic potential of Chittagong, a city with unique advantages of ports, roads and railways, largely remains untapped 44 years

The practice of believing and teaching that men and women are equal can eliminate all sorts of violence against women, said a roundtable in Mymensingh city yesterday.

After much fanfare, authorities have apparently abandoned the idea of getting slow moving three-wheelers off the highways. This comes at a time when Eid-

We are shocked and appalled that the police opened fire at protesters in Kalihati upazila of Tangail on Friday, killing at least three locals as a clash ensued

Almost all the locations leased out by the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) for setting up temporary cattle markets are either

Despite having the potential to be the hub for ecotourism, Ratargul Forest in Sylhet city is under the threat of losing biodiversity.

Syed Azizuddin Hussain, eldest son of late Syed Jalaluddin Hussain Sikander of Astogram in Kishoreganj, passed away in Dhaka yesterday.

Pirojpur District Council Administrator Akram Hossain passed away in his residence in Pirojpur town due to old-age complications early

The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances yesterday called on all states to prioritise search for the

Some serious concerns about workers' rights remain unaddressed in the amended labour rules published recently. Two years ago, in 2013, when the labour law was amended, various national and international organisations, including several trade unions, voiced their grievances, claiming that it goes against the fundamental rights of the workers.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hit the nail on the head when she called for the UK and the west to do more to combat militancy. We endorse her views

A new draft law proposed by the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs recommends that although the minimum age for marriage for girls should remain 18, a special provision in the law will allow parents to marry off their daughters at 16 if there are justifiable reasons for doing so.

Bangladesh has made commendable achievements on several Millennium Development Goals (MDG) set by the United Nations in the year 2000.

Today is the 27th death anniversary of Hafizul Islam Khan, the youngest son of former industries minister late Shamsul Islam Khan.