Insomnia is a curse with many potential causes. But if rickshaw puller Abdul Samad Sheikh, 60, from Vagondanga village in Faridpur sadar upazila's Aliabad union suffers from a restless night, the cause is likely obvious: he didn't plant a tree that day. For the last 48 years the man known as 'Tree Samad' has planted at least one tree per day. It's his passion.

Pakistani security forces kill more than a hundred suspected militants, a day after Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing that killed more than 80 worshippers at a Sufi shrine.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the then US secretary of state, assistant secretary and US ambassador in Dhaka had

At least 70 people died yesterday when a bomb ripped through a crowded Sufi shrine in Pakistan, police said, in the deadliest attack to

The government yesterday appointed a new chief of general staff (CGS) and brought changes in some other key positions in Bangladesh Army.

The new Election Commission yesterday discussed how to create an atmosphere conducive to all-party participation in polls -- both at

“Are we prepared to tackle a situation of this magnitude given that it took us months to manage one Rana Plaza collapse?”

Imagine a farmer in a remote village spraying pesticides on his farmland using a drone.

The medical reports on teenage twin sisters, who were verbally abused and beaten up severely in the capital's Mirpur in October last year, have gone missing from a city hospital, casting doubt whether the victims will get justice.

US President Donald Trump's shelving of the decades-long goal of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict has excited Israelis and alarmed Palestinians, though no one is quite sure what it means. Trump rejected the long-established US framework at a White House visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday as he announced his desire to reach "the ultimate deal."

“Our main challenge is to hold a fair election. We will plan and work in that regard.”

An outlawed party operative was killed in a "gunfight" with police in Bera upazila of Pabna early yesterday, said police.

Wanting relief from torture of his stepfather and freedom, the pre-teen boy left his village in Kishoreganj and came to Dhaka six

Dhaka and Berlin are expected to sign a joint declaration on fighting terrorism and violent extremism at the summit meeting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Munich on Saturday.

The Election Commission will discharge its duties neutrally without being influenced by any quarter, including the government, and

The authorities concerned will launch a joint drive against over 20-year-old buses, unfit vehicles, and illegal drivers in the capital from March 1 to reduce congestion and the number of accidents on streets.

The High Court yesterday ordered the government to explain in two weeks why it should not be directed to form an enquiry commission to identify the “culprits who made up false stories” about a corruption conspiracy involving the Padma bridge project. In a suomoto ruling, the court also asked the authorities to explain why they should not be ordered to bring those behind such stories to justice.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Padma bridge project suffered a setback due a false graft allegation raised by the World Bank.

Life imprisonment means jail sentence until natural death, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha said yesterday.

Immediately after taking oath today, the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda and four other commissioners would set about the task of holding some pending local government polls.