Police rescued a housewife of Parbatipur upazila in the district on Wednesday, three days after her abduction.

All the 206 sawmills in the district are operating without any valid license issued by forest department, thanks to the lax monitoring of the authorities concerned.

Amnesty International today urges the Bangladesh authorities to ensure protection of activists and writers who are under threat.

A staggering 69,348 students (39.90 percent) in eight northern districts of Rangpur division dropped out in last four years, shows the official statistics as Higher Secondary Certification (HSC) examinations under Dinajpur Education Board began on Sunday.

Thousands of people of Patuakhali Sadar and Galachipa upazilas are suffering as a 12.50-kilometre-long road, completed three years ago, cannot be opened for vehicular movement due to non-completion of a girder bridge for three years.

A court here yesterday sent five of the six transport leaders, who allegedly tried to protect the rapists of a female garment worker, to jail after they surrendered to the court and sought bail.

Police arrested an accomplice of Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, executed second-in-command of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Barochhara village in Raninagar upazila of the district on Tuesday night.

A seven-member special squad of the Detective Branch of police has been formed in Manikganj to prevent eve-teasing and drug abuse.

A child was killed in a landslide in Kamolganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Monday, while at least 16 people were injured and over

Set in a landscape of rugged hills and spoilt for scenic beauty, Bandarban town should be a heavenly place to visit or live. In many

Sommilito Sangskritik Jote demands a fair investigation into the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu and punishment of those involved with the killing.

Mild tremors were felt in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh this afternoon – as result of a 5.0 magnitude earthquake in India’s Lakhipur.

Two Bangladeshi Brac officials, who were abducted from Kunduz city, Afghanistan, are released today.

At least three persons are killed, 11 policemen among 30 injured as cops open fire after being attacked by locals protesting power plant project at Banshkhali in Chittagong, SP says

Rail communications of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chittagong remain suspended as a railway bridge in Moulvibazar goes under water due to overnight rain.

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam today secured bail in two defamation cases in Shariatpur.

Vuvuzela, matches and lighters have been banned at Mongol Shovajatra brought out from the Institute of Fire Arts in Dhaka every year to celebrate the Bangla new year, the home minister said today.

Amid previous controversies and considering the state of mind of the candidates, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid avoids entering exam hall on the first day of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination.

Hailstorms accompanied by hails and rain damaged over 1.000 tin-roofed structures, including dwelling houses, shops and mosques,

Bangladesh as a nation just observed the forty-fifth anniversary of its glorious independence. While it is time for celebration for most