When religious zealots were rampaging through Hindu houses and temples in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar on Sunday, some

Some unscrupulous international retailers are taking advantage of security concerns after the July 1 Gulshan cafe attack to lower prices of apparel items, The Daily Star has learnt, talking to more than a dozen garment exporters.

“Those who kill people by creating religious fanaticism will definitely go to hell."

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam in a case of realising Tk85.87

Chhatra League has expelled two leaders over brandishing firearms during a hawker eviction drive in the capital's Gulistan on Thursday. The two are general secretaries of BCL Dhaka south and Wari thana units Md Sabbir Hossain and Md Ashiqur Rahman.

No book offers any chronological history of the ancient fortified city of Bhitargarh. But ruins of this 1500-year-old city are so loud and clear that the city's outlines are visible from space. Try Google Earth, hover over Panchagarh where this city was located and see it for yourself.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday blamed "dual rule" for hampering the judicial work and for increasing the litigants' sufferings, and sought restoration of the Supreme Court's full control over the lower courts to bring an end to the present situation.

Indian police gunned down eight Islamists yesterday after they escaped from a high-security jail by slitting the throat of a prison guard and scaling the walls with knotted bedsheets.

“I don't know. Let some things remain a secret,” chuckled Shakib Al Hasan when asked why he celebrated Ben Stokes's wicket with a salute. That is all he said and then paused for the next question of the interview.

Sunday's attacks on the Hindus in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar Upazila could have been averted had the local administration and police acted promptly and taken preventive measures, say victims and locals.

A leader of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who according to police was involved in the murder of homeopath Sanaur Rahman was killed in a "gunfight" with police in Kushtia Sadar upazila early yesterday.

“It won't be at all right to think that terrorists have stopped their activities fearing police drives … They may be preparing for

A group of religious zealots yesterday carried out a synchronised attack on the Hindus in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar upazila, vandalising around 100 homes and at least five temples and looting valuables over a Facebook post “hurting Muslims' sentiment,” victims and police said.

Veni, Vidi, Vici. A 19-year old whose lean figure belies his robust determination, born in Barisal but brought up in Khulna, entered the world

He was born the year Bangladesh celebrated its first major success on a cricketing plain. He was only three years old when the fledgling cricketing nation was granted Test status after that famous ICC Trophy triumph in 1997.

The ruling Awami League has decided to draw a distinction between the party and the government and accordingly dropped 10 ministers and state

The owners of filling stations yesterday withdrew their indefinite strike that was scheduled to start from today.

Hundreds of fishermen in coastal and other districts are passing hard days, as they are yet to get the promised food support in compensation from the government for not catching hilsa during the ongoing ban.

“The people of Bangladesh are exposed to severe harm due to smuggling of drugs from the neighbouring country.”

The roller coaster second Test at Mirpur which is merely an extension of the Chittagong Test produced yet another breathtaking