BNP has got permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police to hold workers’ rally in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on the occasion of May Day.

The Malaysian government will announce a decision on the intake of foreign workers soon, says Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Two people are shot to death by miscreants at Rajibpur village in Laxmipur Sadar upazila.

US Secretary of State John Kerry last night phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and requested her to take necessary steps to bring to book the killers of Xulhaz.

Two representatives of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) yesterday met a team of the Detective Branch of police in

He got off the train just to get a paan. All his career he must have done it hundreds of times, but this would be his last.

The Supreme Court will rehear 161 cases in which former SC judge Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik wrote

In a rare move, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has apologised to the nation for the disruption in power

For a rape victim, justice in the existing legal system in Bangladesh means further humiliation and unending hassles.

Her dark-circled, deep-set eyes gave her a hollow look. The eyes were full of fear and mistrust. The girl gave sideways glances as she hesitantly walked into the office of the One-stop-Crisis Centre (OCC) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital last month. She looked afraid, and when she noticed a man sitting in the room, she immediately cringed.

A Dhaka court yesterday took cognisance of the charges against 41 people, including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana, in

The European Parliament delegation for South Asia has called on the government, political parties and civil society members to

The fire that broke out in Tulatola area in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans on Wednesday afternoon could not be fully

Consumers might be slapped with a uniform 15 percent value added tax from next fiscal year as Finance Minister AMA Muhith

The UN has predicted a steady economic growth for Bangladesh this year and the next year, but voiced concern over rising

San Jose police arrest the eldest son of the Bangladesh-origin couple who were found dead inside their California home Sunday.

Supreme Court will rehear 161 cases in which former SC judge Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik issued judgements and orders after his retirement. The apex court will also rehear seven such cases dealt with by former chief justice Muzammel Hossain.

Despite opposition from businesses, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says a uniform 15 percent VAT will be applicable from next fiscal year.

Although the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is low in the country, Bangladesh is still at high risk of the deadly disease spreading due to its demographic transition and easy access to drugs, say experts.

Former Bangladesh pace bowler Shahadat Hossain, during a press conference at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, apologises unconditionally to the nation for torturing a house help, an offence for which he served a jail term.