The militants turned off all the lights inside the Holey Artisan Bakery around an hour after they stormed the upscale café in the capital's Gulshan.

A court in Laxmipur yesterday sentenced 11 persons to death and acquitted four in a case filed for killing Jubo Dal activist

A Singapore court yesterday jailed two more Bangladeshi workers for different terms for financing terrorism.

Two top “Neo JMB” leaders, who were involved in the killing of Prof Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, went to India months before the

Ruling Awami League and its arch-rival BNP are happy over the just concluded visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry.

The government has fixed the cost at Tk 1.65 lakh, including airfare, passport and welfare fee, for each Bangladeshi worker

Now the only step Mir Quasem Ali may take is to seek presidential clemency. The Supreme Court yesterday rejected his plea

Bringing a six-year legal battle to a close, the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed war criminal Mir Quasem Ali's petition for reviewing its judgment that upheld his death penalty for committing crimes against humanity in 1971.

A suspected top leader of “Neo JMB” and another key operative of the organisation were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Bogra's Sherpur upazila yesterday.

Ramzan Hossain and Tania Hossain had dreamt of raising their eldest daughter to become a doctor one day and so left no stone unturned to ensure that the girl got good educational foundation.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday requested the US to extradite the killers of Bangabandhu.

US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday said the United States stands firmly by Bangladesh in the fight against militancy and both countries have agreed to increase cooperation between their intelligence agencies.

SECRETARY KERRY: Marcia, thank you very, very much. Join me, everybody, in expressing our gratitude – all of us – for the tremendous job that Ambassador Marcia Bernicat is doing here in Bangladesh. She has really been terrific. (Applause.)

The capital suffered a traffic nightmare yesterday following student protests blocking roads, an anti-militancy procession and movements of two VIPs, according to the city police's traffic control room.

Four days after being stabbed by her stalker, Suraiya Akter Risha, a class-VIII student at Willes Little Flower School in the capital, lost the battle for her life yesterday.

In the wake of militant attacks in Bangladesh, US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives this morning to discuss the global challenge, preventing the rise of militancy and violent extremism in Bangladesh and the region.

One of the two militants killed along with terror kingpin Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury has been identified as Kazi Fazle Rabbi from Jessore.

The elimination of top militant Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury came as a big blow to “Neo JMB” and officials now believe it will be possible to largely contain the activities of the terror group.

The United States has said the existence of viable political parties and ensuring freedom of media and speech are essential for

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reaffirmed her government's commitment to go ahead with the Rampal power project near the Sundarbans despite strong opposition from campaigners and the BNP that backed the campaign of late.