The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday sued former foreign minister M Morshed Khan, his wife Nasrin Khan and 14 others for

Bangladesh fared poorly in fighting human trafficking in 2016, mainly due to poor investigation and prosecution, according to a report of the US State Department.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday blamed a vested quarter of dishonest businessmen and sudden flashfloods in the haor regions

Adult literacy rate in the country rose to a 12-year high of 72.3 percent last year. The rate was 51.6 percent in 2004 and 64.6 percent in 2015, says a report titled “Sample Vital Registration System (SVRS)” prepared by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Unlike previous budgets, which were passed by parliaments with minor changes, this year's proposed budget could have major

Little Raihan looked restless. While waiting at Gabtoli Bus Terminal for around three hours, the five-year-old was asking his father the same question over and over again.

A helper filling in for the driver of a cement-laden truck lost control and flipped the vehicle in Pirganj of Rangpur early yesterday,

Traffic went haywire on some highways yesterday due to a huge rush of passengers, causing sufferings to the holidaymakers going home to celebrate this Eid with their loved ones. Till afternoon, people boarded buses and left the capital without facing much trouble at the exit points. But an agonising ride awaited them on the highways.

Bangladesh has emerged as a leading wheat importer in the world with its import volume hitting a record high in the current fiscal year, mainly due to a shift in consumers' diet preference and flourishing baked food market.

Muslims across the country observed Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of Ramadan, yesterday with due religious fervour and solemnity.

Travel the Khulna to Bagerhat Road and in the vicinity of Noihati in Khulna's Rupsha upazila you might see the curious sight of a man

Outdoor services at all public hospitals will remain open the next day of Eid to minimise sufferings that the patients may encounter

Multiple blasts killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens in two Pakistani cities on the last Friday of Ramadan, Islam's holiest

The man, who was killed in a terror attack in front of the Finsbury Park Mosque in London four days ago, was a British-Bangladeshi,

With a virtual five-day holiday beginning today, thousands of Eid holidaymakers left Dhaka without facing much trouble at the exit points, but they are caught in traffic snarls on different highways outside the city. The exodus of Dhaka city dwellers starts gaining momentum as bus and launch terminals and railway stations see massive crowds of home goers.

“It's unfair that you praise the country's economic success, and at the same time, you say the finance minister has failed.”

The house on Gulshan Avenue from where BNP leader Moudud Ahmed has recently been evicted has a unique story of love, deception and battle for ownership.

Contrary to its policy of discouraging tobacco cultivation, the government has retained the VAT exemption facility for unprocessed

Ministers and senior MPs from the ruling alliance yesterday in parliament spoke in defence of Finance Minister AMA Muhith and

The Department of Environment yesterday filed a case against the vice-chancellor, the registrar and a dean of Chittagong Veterinary