Italian police shot dead the man believed to be responsible for this week's Berlin Christmas market truck attack, killing him after he pulled a gun on them during a routine check in the early hours yesterday.

Hijackers forced an airliner to land in Malta yesterday then freed all their hostages unharmed and surrendered after declaring

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the people of Narayanganj gave a befitting reply to the BNP's allegation that free,

The people of Narayanganj city have mostly chosen candidates with clean image in the just-concluded elections as majority of the councillors-elect do not have criminal records.

Clean image, personal charisma and her strong stance against criminalisation of politics in Narayanganj were the X factors for Selina Hayat Ivy's sweeping victory in Thursday's mayoral race.

Ruling party men once again stopped a recruitment test at Rajshahi University yesterday, forcing job seekers out of the examination hall, say RU officials and witnesses.

Selina Hayat Ivy has won a landslide victory to retake mayoral office in a peaceful election to the Narayanganj City Corporation held amid tight security and much enthusiasm yesterday.

BNP's mayoral candidate Shakhawat Hossain last night brought allegations of “subtle rigging” in the NCC polls and manipulation in election results.

“If political parties, candidates and their supporters want peaceful elections and don't violate electoral rules, there is no scope for

Mustafizur Rahman, one of Bangladesh's most famous cricketing exports, has broken new ground for his country by becoming the first player to win an International Cricket Council (ICC) award.

With a section of workers demonstrating for salary hike for the last 11 days in Ashulia, garment factory owners are losing

The administration and law enforcers played a proactive role in ensuring a peaceful atmosphere during the Narayanganj City Corporation elections yesterday.

Awami League MP from Brahmanbaria- 3 Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury has sent a rejoinder to the news titled "Attack on Hindus in Brahmanbaria: Ambition, not religion” published in The Daily Star on December 9, 2016.

Bangladesh has 32 thrust sectors that have the potential to fetch billions of dollars in investment and export earnings, an analyst said yesterday.

Ruling party lawmaker Shamim Osman is still at the centre of discussion in Narayanganj and there are speculations among the

With archrivals the Awami League and the BNP going head to head, the country's attention today would be on Narayanganj city, which goes to polls to elect its mayor and 36 councillors. When compared to national polls, which involves around 10 crore voters, the Narayanganj City Corporation polls is tiny, with just about 4.74 lakh voters.

Malaysian Immigration Department yesterday rescued 59 Bangladeshi victims from a human trafficking syndicate during raids

A Pakistani asylum-seeker suspected of ploughing a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12, was released yesterday for lack of evidence, leaving investigators to pursue their hunt for the real perpetrator of the massacre.

President Abdul Hamid has said it is necessary to enact a law in line with the country's constitution for appointment of election commissioners, according to JP leaders.

With labour unrest continuing for nine days, 55 Ashulia-based garment factories were shut down yesterday apparently to