With newsmen across the country protesting the killing of their fellow journalist in Sirajganj, police could not yet arrest Shahzadpur municipality mayor, the main accused of a case filed over the murder.

Body snatching and selling of the skeletons have everything of an illicit trade.

When Islam (full name withheld) signed up for MBBS studies three years ago, he faced an uphill task. For his anatomy course, he badly needed a human skeleton but he could not get one.

"The Government of Myanmar must immediately halt these grave human rights violations against its own people, instead of continuing to

The Chandpur Awami League leader, who drew widespread criticism for walking on a “human bridge” made by schoolchildren, has been suspended from the party.

Myanmar's security forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya Muslims and burned their villages since October

A union level Jubo League leader was killed in a bomb and gun attack in Khulna's Phultala upazila last night.

A journalist, who was hit by stray bullets during a ruling Awami League infighting in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj on Thursday, died yesterday.

At least eight people were killed and eight others injured as a truck helper, filling in for the trucker, lost control over the wheel and

The six-member search committee is likely to propose the names of two former bureaucrats for the post of chief election commissioner of the next Election Commission.

Strongly denouncing the recent Israeli announcement about building new settlements in Palestinian territory, Bangladesh yesterday reiterated its stance on the two-state solution for Palestine and Israel. Bangladesh also reaffirmed its support for the people of Palestine.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday expressed no-confidence in the judge of the trial court which is dealing with the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

At least 43 baby crocodiles have been stolen from the country's lone wildlife breeding centre at the East Sundarbans in Bagerhat.

A Hajj pilgrim this year will have to pay Tk 15,000 more than what a pilgrim paid last year to perform the holy ritual under the private management.

Two officials of a Chinese company were held at “gunpoint” at the capital's Rail Bhaban for around five minutes apparently to prevent them from participating in a tender for a more than Tk 250-crore rail line project.

The 20 people, shortlisted recently for the election commissioners' posts, do not have any direct political affiliation.

Gazi Kamrus Salam Sohan went to Syria in December 2014 to join Islamic State, believing he was answering a holy call. But after a five-month stay in the war-torn country, he got disillusioned as he learnt that the terror group kills Muslims as well.

Prickly rashes were first seen on Shahana Khatun's face when she was only a year old. Her parents thought it was nothing serious and would vanish.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said all parents should encourage their children to read literature as it can prevent them from slipping into a wrong path.

Weighed down by the burden of loans he had taken out for the treatment of his mother, 17-year-old Abdul Mottalib came to Dhaka in 2007 in search of a job.