One of the Holey Artisan attackers had lived in Jhenidah for around four months and left the place only a couple of days before the bloody siege of the Gulshan café on July 1.

Scientists at a public university have developed the country's first aromatic hybrid rice variety which is twice as productive as its low-yield indigenous counterparts.

She was not an expert in medical science and yet she did her best for the burn victims in Bangladesh to ensure free treatment.

The foreigner community in Bangladesh is diverse not only in country of origin but life situation. Some arrive to fill short-term contracts; for others Bangladesh is home. Regardless of circumstances, the Gulshan and Sholakia attacks give reason to reconsider their future address.

Tamaoki Watanabe, the sole survivor among eight Japanese caught up in a deadly attack at a Bangladesh restaurant earlier this

The Editors' Council has called for unity and an integrated initiative to come out of the deep crisis the country is now facing.

Members of the Alliance, a platform of 28-North American retailers like Walmart and Gap, will continue to source from

Britain's tough former interior minister Theresa May became prime minister yesterday, promising to champion social justice and rise to the challenge of leading the country out of the European Union.

Bangladesh will give top priority to its national interest and assess the needs before accepting any foreign support for fighting

The way the 20 Gulshan café hostages were killed was extremely brutal and the terrorists were particularly vicious when they killed the 10 women during the siege, said doctors who conducted autopsies.

Urging all to be more watchful, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said various plots are there to carry out more terrorist attacks in the country. “We have to keep in mind that this will not stop here. There are many kinds of plots. We are collecting reports of various intelligence agencies at home and abroad,” she said.

Convicted and suspected militants from different jails have been shifted to the central jails across the country as part of an intensified security measure.

Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, sits on top of a fault buried under thick sediments, which could trigger a massive earthquake, a new study suggests.

A Singapore court yesterday jailed four Bangladeshi workers for two to five years for financing terrorism. They are Mizanur Rahman, 31; Rubel Miah, 26; Md Jabath Kysar Haje Norul Islam Sowdagar, 31; and Ismail Hawlader Sohel, 29, reports Singapore-based The Straits Times.

The United States believes there are links between Bangladeshi militants and international terror networks, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal has told a private TV channel.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all parents to be vigilant about the movements of their children to prevent them from being radicalised.

Bangladesh's pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman is all set to leave for the United Kingdom for his stint with Sussex this week. His

Security measures have been tightened at all domestic and international airports to ensure safety of air travellers following the militant attacks at a Dhaka café and at Sholakia, Kishoreganj, said the civil aviation and tourism minister.

Police in drives on Sunday night in Sitakunda upazila held four suspected activists of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).

Theresa May is to become the UK's prime minister tomorrow evening - after David Cameron announced he would quit.