Several thousand workers of 24 tea gardens in the district abstained from work yesterday, demanding that the government cancel the

Hunger brought them here. They slashed and cleared the jungle, braving snakes, tigers, and malaria and set up the tea estates.

A commemorative programme was held in remembrance of Beggzadi Mahmuda Nasir, the founding principal of Central Women's College,

A military band played music at Princep Ghat at Hoogli in Kolkata of India as a part of the overall celebration of Bangladesh's Victory Day,

Finance ministers from the UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously backed a resolution aimed at ramping up sanctions against the Islamic State group and cutting off its revenue flows.

A journalist yesterday filed a general diary with Shahbagh Police Station in the capital mentioning that he received death threat over the

The role of intellectuals in Bangalee life has always been very significant, at least since the 19th century when there was a Renaissance

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over 19 Bangladeshi nationals to Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) through

A case was filed yesterday accusing 150 to 200 unidentified Dhaka College students while police have been provided some footage of

Shariful Islam, who was caught red handed during the ISKCON temple attack in Dinajpur on December 10, has confessed his

To celebrate the Victory Day, Scholastica organised cultural programmes and an art competition at the school premises on Wednesday, said a press release.

Police yesterday filed two cases against 108 leaders and activists of Islam Chhatra Shibir in connection with their

It showed up late but winter has finally arrived.

Humanitarian organisations attempting to help the soaring numbers of people fleeing conflicts and natural disasters around the world are at "a breaking point," UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday.

At least 30 people are injured and several shops and motorcycles vandalised as Dhaka College students fight with traders of different markets in the New Market area of Dhaka.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) rescued a teenage girl from attempted forced prostitution in Chandgaon area of Chittagong city yesterday, and arrested a

Buoyed up by the progress in war crimes trial being held to heal the wounds of the 1971 Liberation War, the nation yesterday pledged to make strides towards a prosperous future on its 45th Victory Day.

Western nations welcomed Saudi Arabia's new Islamic coalition against terrorism, but confusion over its role, even among its own members, may undermine its ambitions of tackling militancy and deflecting international criticism of Riyadh. "We look forward to learning more about what Saudi Arabia has in mind in terms of this coalition," US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday, a comment that underscored the uncertainty over how Riyadh's new initiative would work.

The High Court yesterday ordered the government to explain why it should not be directed to compensate the family

The South Korean Embassy provided 108 books and 108 DVDs for the Korea Corner in the central library of Dhaka University, said a press release.