Several hundred Bangladeshis and Rohingyas are still held hostage in Thai jungles despite reported crackdowns on human trafficking after discovery of mass graves and skeletons along the borders of Thailand and Malaysia. Ransom calls from Thailand to the families of at least seven Bangladeshis who left home mostly in March-April bears out reports that the dark trade is still on.

The High Court yesterday directed the police to accept tenants' complaints against house owners in all cities, and take immediate steps to protect them if they are forcefully evicted or their gas, water and electricity lines are disconnected illegally.

He neither owned any business nor paid income tax when he applied for a licence to buy a firearm for protection of his life and assets. There was no police

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has been facing a shortage of judges as vacant posts of four judges who retired have not been filled. Besides,

After becoming a fulltime member of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Bangladesh for the first time is attending the

Some 230 cops in Barisal had created a joint fund of around Tk 77 lakh to bribe their superiors for promotion. They had found out one of their bosses to mediate the matter and handed him over an amount from their collected money to accelerate the process of their promotion. All was well until some of the cops complained to higher authorities, finding the process taking time longer than they expected.

Within days of three French banks deciding not to invest in the Rampal 1320 megawatt coal power plant next to the Sundarbans, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday criticised those who opposed the power plant.

It was 12:30pm and six-year-old Upoma had just heard the school bell ring. She could not wait to go home that day and attend to her kitten. Her father

Many eyebrows were raised when a consignment of liquid cocaine was seized at Chittagong Port on Saturday. But this is just one innovative tactic

Are we becoming perverts as a people? Sex-starved drooling morons? Look around and you tend to believe so.

On my way from Moghbazar to Farmgate this afternoon, when I was stuck in a jam packed Panthapath road opposite to Bashundhara City shopping mall, I suddenly heard them saying those dirty words.

Bangladeshi-American engineer Shah Talukder had definite reasons to feel proud when his daughter launched a language coaching programme for poor students back in his motherland four years ago. And he had reasons to be frustrated too when Leilah, in the US, had trouble communicating with her students in Bangladesh due to hartals, weather, or traffic jams.

How does Bangladesh handle a disaster like an oil spill? Why use utensils?

It has become a norm. Big sport utility vehicles with government stickers and some flaunting the national flag drive on the wrong side of the streets while “commoners” remain stuck in traffic on the right lane.

An avid follower of Bangladesh cricket said that she had never been as tense as she was during the Tigers' chase towards a modest Indian total of 200 in the rain-hit second

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said last night that the India series was full of achievements. It could have been a perfect end to a memorable series had they won

Many Bangladeshis are rushing to get Malaysian business visas with hopes for a secure future for themselves and their families, as this type of visa is less costly and easier to get than the one under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme.

Running mobile courts through the executive magistrates has become an effective tool for the administration officials to gradually

Ten-year-olds are made to clean their school toilets by the teachers, the elders in their families cannot get a cup of tea at a local tea

Capital flight has become a serious concern for Bangladesh's struggling economy. Silently but enormously, money is being laundered to safe destinations worldwide. Latest data shows Bangladeshis' deposits with Swiss banks rose by 36pc last year. In a three-part series, The Daily Star will try to reinforce why people and money are flying away from home.