Women’s empowerment has progressed significantly, but violence against women has increased as well, said National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Nasima Begum, ndc, yesterday.

The High Court yesterday wanted to know what steps have been taken to implement its 2010 directives for preserving the dignity and sanctity of

Some of the contents of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 1975 reform programme known as ‘Baksal’ should be brought back, Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi said yesterday.

The government has appointed Monirul Islam, the chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, to lead the Special Branch of police.

When private university student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury died in a tragic road accident on March 19, 2019 in front of Jamuna Future Park on

Doreen Hotels & Resorts has arranged a new offering featuring signature dishes of Executive Chef Kaique Chericone from Sao Paulo, Brazil, said a press release.

Police arrested two persons with a locally-made gun and 605 yaba pills in port city’s Patharghata area early yesterday.

Four people were killed in road accidents in two districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

To consider the feasibility of reviving this new interconnectedness and interlocution, the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS) at the Independent

Participants at a rally urged the government to protect rivers to save the future generations, marking International Day of Action for Rivers yesterday

Police arrested two twin brothers for allegedly kidnapping a madrasa boy and realising ransom from his father in the port city’s Bakalia area early yesterday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today urged all not to stage any political or social programmes in the capital during the 10-day celebrations marking Mujib Borsho and the golden jubilee of the country’s independence from March 17.

Six workers, including three Chinese men, sustained injuries after a part of launching girder of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project collapsed near Dhaka airport this morning.

A garment worker was burned to death in a fire at his house at Nagarchar in Rajphulbaria of Savar early yesterday.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday asked his ruling party counterpart Obaidul Quader to put his own house in order instead of regularly criticising the opponents.

They gave up the common thinking of enjoying a relaxed retired life. Instead, they chose to do something worthwhile, not just for themselves, but for people around their community.

The season’s first Kalbaishakhi hit the capital and some other parts of the country last afternoon.

Green activists yesterday urged the government to ensure demarcation of the country’s rivers based on a court verdict.

Left-leaning organisations yesterday remembered Moin Hossain Raju, an activist of Chhatra Union who was gunned down on Dhaka University campus,

Workers Party of Bangladesh, a major part of the ruling alliance, yesterday criticised Awami League’s position on four fundamental principles of