Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

The High Court yesterday declared illegal and void the two deals Niko Resources Bangladesh Limited signed with Bapex and Petrobangla, as those were procured through corruption. The court also directed the authorities to “revert back” to the state the assets Niko possessed through the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) and the Gas Purchase and Sales Agreement (GPSA) signed in 2003 and 2006.

The High Court yesterday upheld the death penalty of 15 convicted persons, including three former Rab officials and expelled Awami League leader Nur Hossain, for their involvement in conspiracy, abduction and killing of seven Narayanganj men in 2014.

Excessive rains and flooding twice in just four months have left most of the roads in a miserable state, which could make people's journey home for Eid-ul-Azha a nightmare. If rain continues and the flood situation doesn't improve shortly, the road networks will be further damaged, compounding woes of travellers. Many roads are currently under floodwater.

It was not dawn yet.It was not dawn yet. At House 677 on Road 32 in Dhanmondi, a contingent of security personnel comprised of police and army was on duty at the residence of President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Seventy-year-old Shah Jamal grew up on the bank of the Shitalakkhya witnessing countless events centring on the river. A ragpicker,

Shamsunnahar Nupur always tries to hide a framed photograph of her husband Jahangir.

For the parents of Bishwajit, the past five years have been agonising.

With the three-month suspension of a special drive against so-called "seating service" buses plying the Dhaka

At least 21 journalists were sued under section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act in the last four months amid growing demand for repeal of the provision which is wide open to misuse.

Sarower Hossain still has some pain in his right leg.

Amid growing concerns of tailbacks on highways, holidaymakers have started leaving the capital for homes to celebrate Eid with their loved ones, and the rush is expected to gain momentum today.

If you can afford to pay a higher cost, beat the crowd and enjoy a hassle free journey this Eid, by hiring a helicopter!

Thousands of Eid holidaymakers may suffer immensely in traffic jam if the authorities fail to control heavy traffic on some key points of the highways. Traffic either slows to a crawl or goes haywire at these points, leaving people trapped in gridlocks for hours during the Eid rush every year.

Most of cabin tickets for June 22-24 of major launch services had been sold out before the date fixed to start the sale of advance

It was around 4:00 in the morning. Bilkis Begum was doing her best to stay awake. She was sitting beside her two little boys -- one

With Eid holidays barely two weeks away, the country's water transport sector is getting ready for the peak season of their business. However, nearly half of the registered vessels opted out of the mandatory fitness test with thousands of unregistered vessels still taking to the waters, according to industry experts.

Life was offering endless possibilities when Ratan Kumar Saha, a fresher at Dhaka University, started pursuing his dreams of higher education some 32 years back.

The country's solar energy initiatives will face a setback as the government has proposed import duty on solar panels in the budget for fiscal 2017-18.

Even two and a half years ago, worry over water for irrigation would cast a shadow on Uday's hope for a good harvest.

The law ministry suspended Mohammad Ali, a prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, from all trial procedures in February last year. After the suspension, he did not get involved with any war crimes cases and never appeared before the tribunal.