A 15-year-old Kirtan singer was allegedly raped by two men in Pirarbari village of Kotalipara upazila on Thursday.

Nahiyan often springs up from bed at midnight and starts looking for her father Akramul Haque, the slain ward councillor of Teknaf municipality. The 12-year-old scurries to her father's bed and breaks down.

US President Donald Trump has wished Sheikh Hasina a successful third term as Bangladesh's prime minister.

Two drug traders and a robber were killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Teknaf and Moheshkhali upazilas early yesterday, officers claimed.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for collaboration and cooperation among neighbouring countries to minimise damages caused by natural disasters.

Held in two phases since 2011, Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, will be held in one phase this year from February 15-17.

The BNP yesterday said it would not take part in any elections, including the upcoming upazila and city corporation polls, under the incumbent government.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested an Ansar commandant when he allegedly offered bribe to an ACC official who was looking into a corruption against him.

The much-anticipated Padma Bridge is expected to open to traffic within June next year, as the complexity over some of the piers has been addressed.

Take a trip down the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway, and you cannot miss the eye-catching duplex building by the main road near Leda station.

Bangladesh remains among the bottom 10 countries in terms of developing, attracting and retaining talent, shows a new global report.

Most of the top leaders of student bodies affiliated with major political parties are not eligible to run in the upcoming Ducsu polls, as per the charter of the student platform.

Chittagong Vikings continued their brilliant run in the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as skipper Mushfiqur Rahim's unbeaten fifty guided the side to a six-wicket win over Rajshahi Kings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

The US yesterday expressed concern over credible reports on election irregularities, including harassment, intimidation and violence that “marred Bangladesh's recent election”.

A heavily pregnant woman has filed a case accusing a police sub-inspector of assaulting her and taking away the valuables from her house.

As many as 418 children were murdered in the country last year, up by 23.30 percent from the previous year, says a report by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum.

The ruling Awami League has decided to have around 6,000 party offices with modern facilities at all city, district, upazila, thana and municipalities headquarters, and at union levels to strengthen its organisational structure.

A two-storey training centre inside the secure compound of Cox's Bazar Police Lines is now the “safe home” for 63 alleged yaba godfathers and dealers in the district. At least 24 of them are on the government list of 73 top drug dealers in the country, said a top police official in Cox's Bazar.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was named in a list of 100 global thinkers by US-based Foreign Policy magazine.

Early yesterday, Shah Alam and his family members woke up to the news that his son was stabbed and being treated at a hospital.