Former superintendent of police Babul Akter yesterday reiterated that he had no involvement in the murder of his wife Mahmuda

On the remote shoals in the Jamuna river in Gaibandha district, life is tough. Household dairy farms have long been pursued by village

MPs in the Parliament set an unusual example on Sunday by launching a blistering attack on the Supreme Court for scrapping the 16th

The ongoing World Heritage Committee (WHC) meeting in Krakow, Poland is reviewing the state of conservation of the Sundarbans, a world heritage site.

Bangladesh since 2007 has had more people of working age than non-working, known as demographic dividend, and by 2040 this window of opportunity to accelerate economic growth would start to close. Now, more than 65 percent of the population are of working age, between 15 and 64.

Flood situation in several northern districts has remained grave for three-four days, with the Teesta and Jamuna rivers flowing above the danger level even yesterday due to the onrush of water from the upstream across the border.

The amount of default loans in the country now stands at Tk 111,347 crore as of April 2017, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told parliament yesterday.

Some Chhatra League men brutally beat up the Rajshahi University correspondent of The Daily Star near the main entrance to the university yesterday while he was carrying out professional duties.

The government after proper investigation would take action against the Bangladeshis who have deposited money in Swiss banks, Food Minister Qamrul Islam said in parliament yesterday while filling in for the finance minister.

The head of UN refugee agency yesterday urged the international community to continue its support to Bangladesh over the Rohingya refugee issues through resource mobilisation, saying the solution to the problem lies with Myanmar.

At least 20 syndicates are making a fortune by providing gas, power and water illegally to people living in the capital's biggest slum, Korail Bosti. They get an estimated Tk 1.5 crore per month from slum dwellers and a major portion of the money is spent to “manage” the local police station and a section of employees of the three utility service providers.

Illegal gas lines, all faulty and risky, pose a grave danger to one lakh people living in Korail Bosti, a slum built on 90 acres of government land in the capital's Mohakhali.

Seniors ministers and MPs from the treasury and opposition benches yesterday launched a blistering attack on the High Court and the Supreme Court for judgments against the Jatiya Sangsad's power to remove their judges for incapacity or misconduct.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha in a meeting with the judges of the Supreme Court yesterday cautioned them against getting involved in inappropriate activities.

The Election Commission is set to open talks with political parties and the civil society on July 31 for opinions on the proposed electoral reforms for holding the next parliamentary elections.

Amid growing demands for the repeal of section 57 of the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Act, the government yesterday said it would decide about the section next month and finalise the draft of a Digital Security Act.

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a defamation case, ignoring a legal bar on such moves.

“The Sundarbans saves us from natural disasters; we will do nothing that harms it.”

The Department of Immigration in Malaysia has rounded up 2,832 foreigners, including 1,101 Bangladeshis, following the launch of a nationwide crackdown against undocumented migrants on July 1, says a local newspaper.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Awami League needed another term of office to implement mega projects to turn