Most school teachers and imams are not following the government instructions to make people aware of the scourge of militancy.

Twenty-four years back, the country switched over to parliamentary democracy from the presidential form of government. Yet, the local government bodies still function like in the presidential form of government.

If you are learning to drive in Dhaka, do not waste time reading about traffic rules. Dhaka has its own unique unspoken rules for its

The picture of a smiling child in a green sleeveless shirt caught attention of many after it was published in a national Bangla daily last month.

The massive railway station at Kamalapur attracts photographers because of its architecture, lighting, open urban

Malaysia has appointed a private company to manage recruitment of Bangladeshi workers under the new G2G Plus system, despite fear that the firm will monopolise the hiring process and indulge in irregularities.

In the border district of Sunamganj, 70 babies in every 1,000 used to die at birth just three years ago. The rate was very high compared to the national average child mortality rate of about 43.

By shooting the 10-year old boy, Sourav, who went for a walk with his uncle on last Friday morning, ruling Awami League MP Manzurul Islam Liton has made a place for himself in the club of controversial and unruly MPs who have been in discussion for all the wrong reasons.

The amount of undisclosed money legalised in fiscal 2014-15 surged to Tk 676.87 crore from Tk 176 crore in the previous year, according to the National Board of Revenue.

Bangladeshi rice scientists are all set to conduct field tests of the world's first vitamin A-enriched rice, popularly known as Golden Rice, before taking the variety to production phase. The success in vitamin A-rich rice comes in quick succession of the world's first three zinc-rich rice varieties that Bangladesh released over the last couple of years.

We were “assured” after the attack that the in/action of the law enforcers would be “looked into” and “action taken against anyone found negligent of his duties”. However, till now, no administrative or legal action has been taken against any person

The scene of the stampede that left hundreds of Hajj pilgrims dead in Saudi Arabia still haunts Shamim Ahmed, 45.

At least 1,930 dengue cases were reported in the last nine months, the highest in nine years, but the authorities are apparently slow in taking measures to prevent spread of the viral disease. In 2006, a total of 2,200 people suffered from dengue. The number ranged from 375 to 1,749 a year between 2007 and 2014, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Supreme Court yesterday released its full verdicts that upheld the death penalty of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for 1971 war crimes, leaving them with the option of seeking review of the verdicts.

Sculptures of cricketers dressed in uniforms of the Bangladeshi national team, which were constructed ahead of the ICC Cricket World

Ferdous Ahmed was waiting in a queue on the third floor of Jamaraat Bridge in Mina to join the symbolic “Stoning of Satan” ritual.

Given the scarcity of open space in Dhaka city, the sprawling Shyamoli Club Playground is a blessing for the local residents. But

Bijoy Rudra Paul had a dream that no child in the tea estate under Juri upazila in Moulvibazar would be deprived of education.

The tragic death of around 800 Hajj pilgrims in Makkah may or may not have been caused by the Saudi's faulty management but it has brought the simmering hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran to a boil.

Over the past 20 months, the Supreme Court has overturned the High Court's acquittal of 19 people, mostly politicians and their family