The High Court yesterday declared that it was legal for Chief Whip ASM Feroz to hold the office of a member of parliament.

Workers of a state-owned jute mill in Chittagong city yesterday blocked Chittagong-Hathazari road for three hours demanding arrears of

A mobile court yesterday demolished 27 illegal structures, including motor garages and houses, which were built on the land of

Twenty-seven Bangladeshis, who survived a boating accident off the Libyan coast on August 24, will return home tomorrow morning.

The government has to formulate appropriate policies and take necessary measures to ensure employment of the persons with disabilities in the public and private sectors, demanded Disabled Child Foundation (DCF) yesterday.

When livestock officials are confident enough to meet the demand of sacrificial animals in Chittagong with local cattle, traders fear

At least 12 students were injured in a clash between two groups of students at Government Alia Madrasa in the capital's Bakshibazar last evening.

To mark its 20th anniversary, Sir John Wilson School hosted a gala event at the Gulshan Club in the capital recently, said a press release.

Bangladesh faces major challenges of creating jobs, preserving ecology and ensuring nutrition in terms of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations 15 years ago for its 193 member states. The country, however, has made impressive progress in poverty reduction, health, education and gender equity.

Chittagong Metropolitan Police yesterday closed its three cops for handcuffing a physically challenged accused while taking him to a

A bypass at Gazipur's Chandra intersection on the Dhaka-Tangail highway will be inaugurated tomorrow to reduce traffic congestion centring the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday.

The majority of the nine street children who were kept at the juvenile correction centre in Tongi following their “rescue” from a flat in Dhaka on Saturday have been identified by their families, an official of the centre said yesterday.

The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) yesterday cancelled the residential status of two students permanently

The British High Commission, US Embassy, and Democracy International yesterday held workshops in Dhaka with a diverse group of

When Nurul Haque Chowdhury, headmaster of Paschim Madarbari City Corporation Balika Bidyalaya, heard that one of his students, 14-

Lauding Bangladeshi peacekeepers' professionalism and contribution to UN missions, UN Under-Secretary General for Field Support Atul Khare yesterday said the UN was ready to appoint more Bangladeshis to commanding positions soon.

The Intensive Care Units of the public hospitals have been running with a major manpower crisis for years.

Five people of two bidding groups were injured yesterday in a clash that broke out in Savar, outside the capital, during a cattle auction of

Six routes linking Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal will be finalised by September 23 for passenger and private vehicles to travel across the region, according to the road transport and bridges ministry.

Some 5,000 workers of Adib Dyeing Ltd yesterday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Sreepur in Gazipur for two hours, demanding the salary of August and festival bonus.