Robbers hit him repeatedly on the head with an iron wrench. He fell on the floor, blood spilling from his head. He lay still for a while.

Plagued by perennial problems, Dhaka and Chittagong -- our two major cities -- go to polls on April 28. What will a mayoral hopeful do to solve those problems if elected?

China has offered Bangladesh soft loans of $15-20 billion to help it expand railway networks across the country. Officials of the Chinese embassy in Dhaka placed the loan proposal at a high-level meeting with Bangladesh officials at the Prime Minister's Office in January, railways ministry sources told The Daily Star.

It was beauty all around. Fathers walking their daughters taking in the many colours of life. Mothers holding their infants trying to make sense of the world. Friends moving shoulder to shoulder.

Dreaming of a Dhaka city free from traffic jams, Jatiya Party backed mayoral candidate in the south Saifuddin Ahmed Milon yesterday

To us Bangalees, hilsa isn't just a fish. It's an integral part of our culture and heritage. Be it fried or cooked with mustard, hilsa is a must in Pahela Baishakh celebration. But they aren't anymore safe in our rivers, home to world's 60pc hilsa. This four-part series focuses on the existential crisis, changing habitat and ways to conserve this mystique fish.

With the soothing spring wind fading, a sultry heat takes hold and a blustery wind sets in, presaging a series of storm that would

Nazimuddin Road, the main street leading to the Dhaka Central Jail started cramming with policemen, journalists and onlookers since last afternoon.

Plagued by perennial problems, Dhaka and Chittagong -- our two major cities -- go to polls on April 28. What will a mayoral

Despite the blanket of unease over the country, fashion houses are banking on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, to bring them some cheer and set the tone for the rest of the year.

“The candidates who have come out on the polls field with the blessings of Khaleda Zia have the smell of burnt people on them.”

Maowar Chomchom, Pera Shandesh, Chhanar Payesh, Kachagolla, Malaikari, Malaichap, Monda.... Twenty mouth-watering names like

Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa) yesterday demanded that the government strictly follow proper metrology, science of measurement

“Reasonable time does not mean seven days."

While the implementation of dozens of power projects has slowed down in the last one year, the authorities are expecting to add as

“I'm 200% sure that members of law enforcement agencies have picked up my husband,”

Nearly 800 senior civil bureaucrats, mostly in the secretariat, had no work yesterday as they were made officers on special duty (OSD)

Jail authorities couldn't initiate the process of executing war crimes convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman yesterday, as the Supreme Court was yet to release the judgment that upheld his death penalty.

From an ordinary middleclass man, he has turned himself into one of the leading businesspersons of the country.

Dhaka city people are exposed to serious risks of fatal accidents, particularly during storms, as the city authorities have failed to