Shariful Islam

The Gulshan café attackers were armed with three AK-22 semi-automatic rifles, among other weapons, prompting investigators to

The two Buddhist traders, who recently bought freedom from confinement by a CID sub-inspector for Tk 20,000, now fear reprisal from policemen after a Buddhist federation leader raised the matter at a 14-party meeting.

The key suspect in blogger-writer Avijit Roy murder, who was killed in a “shootout” on Sunday, had been missing since being kidnapped by some unidentified persons in Jessore four months back, according to his father. Besides, there is confusion regarding his identity. According to police, he was Sakib alias Sharif alias Saleh alias Arif alias Hadi-1. But his father Abul Kalam Azad said his name is Md Mukul Rana.

In the face of heavy criticism over the mass arrests across the country, police now say their weeklong special crackdown will focus on militants only.

Bangladesh missions abroad need to appoint officials with proper training and the right knowledge to attract tourists, industry insiders said.

Even a few years ago tourists did not dare to go to the beach in Cox's Bazar late at night, but the scenario has changed after Tourist

With the government planning to double the number of tourists to one million in Bangladesh by 2018, industry

A prisoner in Dhaka Central Jail has to spend around Tk 30,000 a month for food and other services which the state is supposed to provide for free.

The new board of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will decide today whether it would appoint a foreigner as its managing director and chief executive.

The strength of the police force will increase significantly with the recruitment of more than 21,000 cops by next fiscal year. The move is now awaiting a government order (GO) from the home ministry.

False entries made by an airport screener on the list of checked goods and a casual smoke break taken by another one were the last straw for the UK monitoring team, leading to the temporary ban on Dhaka-London direct air cargo. The Daily Star learnt this from a report of the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and a reliable source in the British High Commission in Dhaka.

Redline Assured Security is expected to get the contract today for ensuring security screening at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

British company Redline Assured Security has demanded Tk 58 crore for overall security management at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for six months while negotiation with another British company, Restrata, was going on yesterday.

As part of the move to pick a foreign company for overall security management at Hazrat Shahjalal International

Biman will lose business of around Tk 100 crore a year if the ban on direct cargo from Dhaka to the UK continued.

The UK has banned air cargo directly from Dhaka until further notice as Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport failed to meet some international security requirements.

I was standing at the immigration cue at Hamburg Airport watching their highly efficient system. No matter how many people appeared

Kyle Haywood yesterday resigned as the Biman Bangladesh Airlines managing director and chief executive officer after serving a year at the helm of the national flag carrier.

Last year was one of the worst in a decade in terms of suspected militant attacks in Bangladesh.

“Boma” Shakil is the man Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) found as the most talented explosive expert after “Boma” Mizan.