The phone rang. Major General KM Shafiullah picked it up. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was on the other end. “Shafiullah, your troops have attacked my home. They might have killed Kamal [Bangabandhu's son]. Send forces quickly,” he ordered the army chief in an angry voice amid deafening sounds of gunshots in the pre-dawn hours of August 15, 1975.

The law ministry will tomorrow start the process for dismissing four lower court judges over their corruption and irregularities.

Hasnat Karim, former NSU teacher detained over the Gulshan café attack, was shown arrested yesterday in the case filed in connection with the terror incident.

Payra, Bangladesh's third seaport, began its journey on a limited scale with the authority saying it will take at least seven years and an estimated investment of $16 billion to make the port fully operational.

Chittagong Port alone will not be able to handle the country's shipping needs in the next 15 years as the projected GDP growth dictates that the nation's container handling demand will triple by 2030.

Using gas to cook food is a waste of energy…our first priority would be stopping the use of gas for household purposes.

The mother of the slain Bashabo siblings has been arrested early morning yesterday from the same neighbourhood in the capital.

Like his female compatriot, Bangladesh's fastest sprinter Mezbah Ahmed failed to qualify for the first round heats after lagging

While sprinter Shirin Akter failed to even qualify for the first round of heats, swimmer Sonia Akter did an admirable job and bettered her previous best. Elsewhere golfer Siddikur Rahman was trying to forge a comeback after having disappointed massively on the opening day.

The country saw a phenomenal rise in militancy last year when the number of accused militants was the highest after 2005, another year severely plagued by Islamist extremism. The police record shows 597 persons were sued for terror links last year when at least 25 people were killed in 26 targeted attacks by suspected militants.

Police have identified a “top-level militant organiser” who they claim was in charge of the Gulshan café attack and also a coordinator of

Three alleged criminals were killed in separate incidents of “gunfights” with law enforcers in Dhaka, Khulna and Jhenidah yesterday.

A string of bomb attacks hit popular tourist towns across Thailand, leaving four dead and many wounded, with authorities yesterday ruling out terrorism despite suspicions insurgents in the kingdom's deep south are responsible.

Two siblings were hacked to death in their home in the city's North Bashabo yesterday evening.

Law enforcers will analyse the photographs, in which Hasnat Karim and Tahmid Hasib are seen along with one of the Gulshan attackers,

Bangladesh had pinned all its hopes on two of its flagbearers -- golfer Siddikur Rahman and swimmer Mahfizur Rahman. While

The history-chasing exploits of Usain Bolt will take centre-stage as the Olympic track and field competition begins on Friday

Reiterating her firm resolve to free the country from terrorism and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all,

Bangladeshi migrant jobseekers now won't have to pay private recruiting agencies to get work visas for Saudi Arabia.

The Dhaka South City Corporation, in the last one month, served notices to the management of different educational and commercial institutions, asking them to remove their establishments from the area within seven days.