The misery of port city residents multiplies whenever it rains heavily there, sending most of the low-lying areas under knee- to waist-deep water, leaving hundreds of commuters and vehicles stranded on roads, and playing havoc with normal life.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said there would be no changes in the government plan to implement a uniform 15 percent VAT rate from July.

He was the creator of some timeless tunes that epitomised melancholy, yearnings for love and depth of pain. His inimitable style of

The longstanding anomalies in pricing coronary stents are set to be resolved as the drug administration started fixing the prices of the life-saving medical device for patients with blocked coronary arteries.

A woman has brought an allegation against a police officer in Cox's Bazar of torturing her in custody for refusing to give him bribe.

Bangladesh experiences flash floods ever so often and farmers are no stranger to crop loss as a result. But the deaths of fish, frogs and fowls in their hundreds as an aftermath of such floods are a new phenomenon altogether.

Cardiologists during their angioplasty and stent implant procedures on patients yesterday learnt stent suppliers went on an undeclared “strike”, putting heart patients' lives at stake and holding them hostage.

Farmers living in and around Hakaluki Haor have been dealt a triple blow with the death of hundreds of ducks they have been farming for their livelihood for years.

“No one has the right to play with someone's life."

In a major blow to senior BJP leaders, including LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharti, the Indian Supreme Court yesterday revived conspiracy charges against them in the Babri Masjid demolition case.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said everybody should take the responsibility for ensuring adequate social and medical

A Dhaka court yesterday acquitted Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and two others in a 24-year-old defence purchase scam case as it

The second autopsy of Raudha will be delayed by several days as a team of forensic experts needed for the task is not available in

Two Awami League activists were killed and at least 10 others injured in a clash between two groups of ruling party men in Comilla's

"Those in the transport sector are not ordinary people. They are very influential... When they are asked to join a meeting, they

Three days have passed, and there is no sign of any respite. With the city's public transport system going haywire since Sunday, commuters have been left in the lurch as the government has yet to come up with a solution. Amid the drive against so-called “special services” that overcharge passengers and yet operate in a chaotic manner, the capital saw many of its rickety fleet of buses and minibuses going off the roads over the last three days.

A solution to the chaos in the transport sector seems impossible as the people involved are all powerful.

Days before Monirul Hoque Shakoo would take oath as the mayor of Comilla City Corporation for a second consecutive term, ground has been made for his suspension.

Bangladesh and Bhutan yesterday stressed the need for boosting regional connectivity and expediting the process of implementing the BBIN initiative to bring prosperity in the region.

Bangladesh and Bhutan yesterday inked five deals covering avoidance of double taxation, agriculture, standardisation of goods,