The much-debated Digital Security Bill-2018 was placed in parliament last night.

The charred remains of furniture frames near the main gate of the Dhaka University vice-chancellor's residence gave little hint to the

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged India to put more pressure on Myanmar to take back over one million Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.

Within an hour after a leader of students yesterday announced one month's suspension of their street agitation for quota reforms in the public service recruitment, another group defied it and vowed to continue their demonstration.

US President Donald Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" for a chemical attack against a besieged rebel-held town in Syria where medical aid groups reported dozens of people were killed by poison gas.

At least 75 people were injured yesterday as police clashed with students demanding reforms in the quota system in public service, turning the capital's Shahbagh intersection and its adjacent areas into a battlefield.

The ruling Awami League last night nominated Talukder Abdul Khaleque and Jahangir Alam as the party's mayoral candidates for

India sincerely wants an early solution to the current Rohingya crisis as it considers it a serious security concern.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said he personally believed army should be deployed in the upcoming parliamentary polls, but added the decision rested with the Election Commission.

Lawmakers expressed deep resentment over the road conditions in the country and said it hurt their image.

A Tangail court yesterday sentenced a man to death for the 2012 murder of labour rights leader Aminul Islam, an incident that had sparked protests and criticism at home and abroad.

In addition to visit to United Kingdom and Australia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit two more countries, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, for bilateral talks as well as to attend important international events.

The BNP-led 20-party alliance will nominate a single mayoral candidate for each of the Gazipur and Khulna city corporation elections.

A Bangladeshi scientist has synthesised a polymer from jute fibre which can be used to create a kind of bag that works, looks and feels like a polythene bag but without the negative environmental impact.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University yesterday from the city's old central jail.

It was a time when politics played havoc with the economy.

Over 55,000 vehicles, including 3,740 belonging to different ministries and government agencies, have not had their fitness certificates renewed for more than a decade in breach of rules, official data showed.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said even though Khaleda Zia's physical condition was not good, she was

Hasna Begum used to dream that one day her children would have higher education and do decent jobs. Her rickshaw puller husband toiled hard for the dream to come true.

The BNP is likely to give the party ticket to the two current mayors of the Gazipur and Khulna city corporations for contesting the