Khaleda Zia seems worried about the present state of democracy in the country. On Sunday she told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that "there is no democracy in Bangladesh" and sought his assistance for the restoration of democracy.

Bangladesh and India will formally begin exchanging 162 enclaves from July 31 midnight, ending nearly seven-decade sufferings of the residents.

Bangladesh’s liberation from Pakistan was an ideological recast. Its differences with India aren't based on ideological premise that Hindus and Muslims are engaged in some form of permanent war.

Whales capture our imagination like no other creature. Their size is one reason why: for example, the blue whale, at thirty metres and

Bangladesh gets ready to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with open arms when his special aircraft touches down the tarmac of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:15am today.

In an effort to keep government employees happy, the finance minister yesterday announced a few proposals in addition to a new pay scale for them from next month.

Muhith in his budget wants good growth with a clear idea of what needs to be done, only that the specific actions are missing once again.

The budget brings good news to listed and prospective listed financial institutions and companies, but not such great news for listed

The government is likely to face mounting challenges in implementing its new budget as economists, while welcoming some new initiatives, were unconvinced about the country's capacity to execute the finance minister's ambitious plans.

Hours after the finance minister yesterday in his budget speech proposed to slap 5 percent supplementary duty on services through SIM or RUIM cards, operators brought it into effect early today.

Cigarette prices are set to go up as the government yesterday proposed tax hikes aimed at reducing consumption of tobacco and maximising revenue collection from the sector.

A woman, who was burnt in a gas pipeline explosion at her Kalabagan residence on Saturday, dies at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

The burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital looks different now: patients receiving treatment, whimpering now and then in pain, as is the usual picture there.

Indian Reliance Group is lobbying hard with the government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during Indian Prime

Covering only 0.03 acres, the tiny triangular space at the intersection of Bangshal and Kazi Alauddin roads looks shabby and hardly

The finance ministry will scale down its plan to lay out a budget upwards of Tk 300,000 crore for fiscal 2015-16, as it has failed to find viable sources to fund such a big outlay.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday termed incorrect as per religious guidelines the recent Islamic Foundation fatwa stating it was illegal to offer prayers in mosques by sitting on chairs.

Seeing the small boats navigating through the course marked in the pool apparently on their own, one has to wonder how it was happening.

Bangladesh and India are expected to ink around half a dozen important memoranda of understanding to forge a strong strategic partnership between the two countries.

I first read about the arctic tern while researching bird migration. It is a special bird because it flies more distance in migration than