The “Neo JMB” militants used to carry firearms inside hollow books to dodge law enforcers.

A mother with a kid did not hesitate to detonate her suicide vest while a 14-year-old boy fought a gunbattle with police until his death, turning down the call for surrender. The woman died in the blast and her four-year-old daughter is fighting for life in a hospital.

“Much progress has been made in women development but their rights are yet to be established fully in the society. We, specially

President Abdul Hamid yesterday said he would consider a proposal to enact a law, in light of the constitution, on formation of Election Commission.

Violating electoral rules, some Awami League lawmakers have been campaigning for their preferred candidates in the zila parishad elections for the last few weeks.

Bangladesh's 77-run loss to New Zealand in the first ODI at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday should come as no surprise.

“It is true that they [Maj (sacked) Zia and neo Jmb leader Marzan] will be arrested anytime as they are always under our surveillance,”

Directing lower court judges to work with honesty, sincerity and punctuality, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday said the huge backlog of pending cases and long delays in their disposal are a big hurdle to justice.

With an aim to change their disappointing record in New Zealand, Bangladesh will begin their fourth bilateral series away from home against the Kiwis today.

A Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria yesterday, with no sign of survivors among the 92 onboard, who included dozens of Red Army Choir members heading to celebrate the New Year with troops.

Neo JMB leader Maynul Islam's attitude changed after he met Faisal, an expatriate from Bahrain, said his mother Sufia Biwi.

After police cordoned off the Ashkona militant hideout early Saturday, Maynul Musa instructed his wife Trisha Moni to wear a suicide vest and blow up herself along with their four-month-old daughter instead of surrendering to law enforcers.

Germany yesterday searched for possible accomplices of the suspected Berlin truck attacker who was gunned down by Italian

Will Mustafizur Rahman play Bangladesh's opening one day international against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval on Monday?

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday said all agencies of the state, except the judiciary, were in a competition to dominate each other.

It costs more and takes longer to implement a flyover project in Bangladesh than in any other South Asian country, despite labour and construction materials being comparatively cheap here.

On several occasions, Jony Islam, a 14-year-old local vegetable vendor, had visited the house raided by law enforcers at

Apparently her motive was to blow herself up in the midst of policemen as she detonated a suicide vest while rushing to them with her four-year-old daughter.

Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christian community, is being celebrated across the country today.

"We will never look to be dragged into an armed race and to spend resources that we can't afford...we just say that we are