Bangladesh once again protested Myanmar's military build-up along the Tombru border when the two countries held a flag meeting at Ghumdhum of Bandarban yesterday.

Towards the northern end of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport lies the broken down, dusty fuselages of GMG Airlines' aircraft, rusting and rotting.

Lisa Curtis, deputy assistant to US President Donald Trump, arrived here yesterday morning on a three-day official visit to discuss bilateral issues, including security and the Rohingya crisis.

Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang has said his country always treasures ties with Bangladesh and seeks to step up cooperation in areas of economy, trade, investment, agriculture, defence and security.

After the shocking declaration of suspension of parliamentary session sine die by President Yahya Khan on March 1, 1971, the country, which has long been waiting to spew out its years-long frustration, erupted like a volcano.

The religious affairs ministry has fined 52 hajj agents over Tk 9 crore and cancelled and suspended licences of 76 after

March 2, 1971 -- a historic day when Bangladesh announced its imminent arrival to the world by waving its flag for the

The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka is likely to send the records of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case to the High Court next week.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government has been striving to ensure food security through boosting production.

In their final meeting with journalists in the capital yesterday, Nobel Peace laureates Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire urged Aung San

Bangladesh has more green garment factories than any other country in the world.

Myanmar yesterday deployed a huge contingent of its army with heavy weapons along the Tombru border with Bangladesh, creating panic among the Rohingyas on the adjacent no-man's land. Frightened, some of the refugees entered the Bangladesh territory.

International Crisis Group has warned that Bangladesh's contentious national politics have played a role in “enabling the jihadist resurgence”.

The US decision to blacklist seven Islamic State groups from around the world, including one linked to Bangladesh, is a blow to Dhaka's image and may leave an adverse impact on the country in the long run, diplomats and foreign affairs experts have said.

Describing the atrocities carried out on Rohingyas in Rakhine as genocide, visiting three female Nobel Peace laureates yesterday said the perpetrators must be brought to justice.

The three female Nobel Peace laureates have urged Bangladesh, the UN and other state parties to refer Myanmar military and other perpetrators to the International Criminal Court for the “genocide” against the Rohingyas.

Four Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers were killed and four others injured in a mine explosion near Douentza in the Mopti region of Mali, said Inter Service Public Relations.

The amount of defaulted loans of top 25 defaulters stood at Tk 9,696 crore as of September last year, according to a Bangladesh Bank list.

The BNP has sent a letter to the United Nations, alleging that the government was hatching a blueprint for an election without Khaleda Zia, a number of BNP leaders said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday thanked Leader of the Opposition Raushan Ershad and opposition Jatiya Party leaders for “giving democratic practices an institutional shape”.