Myanmar has expressed "serious concern" over an attempt at the International Criminal Court to open a probe into mass deportations of Rohingya Muslims, dismissing the claims and saying the court has no jurisdiction.

Our car has to take a detour from Dhanmondi Road 27 because of traffic congestion in front of Genetic Plaza, the new hub for getting glass bangles -- one of the must wearable accessories for women on Pahela Baishakh.

The UN Refugee Agency has inked a deal with Bangladesh on voluntary returns of Rohingya refugees but said conditions in Myanmar are not yet conducive to a safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation.

The government should formulate a comprehensive coastal zone-specific building code as the country's maritime areas witness massive development activities, experts said yesterday.

The committee probing the US-Bangla plane crash found that there were communication inconsistencies between the pilot and the Air

Lifespan of the proposed Rampal coal-based power plant in Bagerhat is feared to be shortened by almost two-thirds (25 years instead

Protesters bring out a procession from DU central library to press home their five-point demand. They march on TSC-Nilkhet-

Hundreds of students brought out a joyous rally and paraded through the Dhaka university campus area after hearing the

The High Court yesterday banned the controversial two-finger test or 'virginity test' of rape victims, a medical exam victims had to go

Myanmar Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Minister Win Myat Aye yesterday hinted at taking actions against senior Myanmar

Algeria suffered its deadliest ever air catastrophe yesterday when a military plane crashed near the capital, killing 257 people on

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday announced scrapping of the quota system in public service recruitments, and asked students to return to classes ending demonstrations over the demand for quota reforms.

Transport system in the capital and other parts of the country collapsed yesterday as thousands of students demonstrating for reforms in the civil service quota system blocked key points in the capital and major highways. Commuters remained stuck for several hours in their vehicles on city roads and highways amid sweltering heat.

Former chairman of Farmers Bank Audit Committee Mahabubul Haque Chisty, his son and two officials of the bank landed in jail yesterday after the Anti-Corruption Commission arrested them in a Tk 160-crore laundering case.

A Comilla court yesterday rejected BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail petition in a case filed over instigating an arson attack on a bus in the district's Chauddagram upazila that killed eight people in 2015.

“I want to go home,” was the last request made by college student Rajib Hossain, when he last spoke to his uncle, Jahidul Islam, around 9:30pm on Monday.

The call for reforming the quota system for government jobs was voiced just a year after it was introduced in 1972 and since then, several public service reform committees and the Public Service Commission itself, the body that oversees government recruitment, have objected to the policy.

The government has no plans to impose VAT on private universities, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said quoting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The finance minister said quota had to be in place, but questions may be raised over its percentage.

In a dramatic turn of events, two factions of demonstrators, who had been demanding reforms in the civil service quota system, reunited yesterday and called for nationwide road blockade and strike at universities and colleges from today.