Separate bomb attacks claimed by the Islamic State group in Syria yesterday killed at least 119 people as Washington pursued efforts for a ceasefire.

Undocumented Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia are passing days fearing they would be arrested as the immigration police there are cracking down on illegal foreign workers.

Human Rights Watch yesterday called for the withdrawal of all criminal charges brought against the editors of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo.

Police have overlooked evidence, ignored court orders and due legal procedures, and barred victims' families from seeking justice -- all allegedly to cover up how three boys were actually killed in the capital's Mirpur on February 22 last year.

Some influential local bigots had always stopped others from setting up a Shaheed Minar in Durakuti village of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat.

"We would like to say to Myanmar: Remove the yaba factories from bordering areas. We want a friendly relation with you.”

What looked like a tree trunk a day before took the shape of a human hand yesterday after doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital successfully conducted the first surgery on “Tree Man” Abul Bajandar's right hand.

In yet another twist, Malaysia yesterday said the deal on labour recruitment signed with Bangladesh on Thursday would not be affected

Stressing the importance of learning mother tongue first, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to uphold the dignity of Bangla.

The nation is paying glowing tributes to the Language Movement martyrs, who laid down their lives for the recognition of Bangla as a state language on this day 64 years ago. Humming "Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February...", thousands of Bangalis thronged the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital and elsewhere in the early hours today to pay homage to the language heroes.

Though children should be taught in a language they speak or understand, as much as 40 percent of the global population does not have access to that kind of education.

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with members of Rapid Action Battalion as the special force claimed to

Incidents of killing, torture and abuse of children are on the rise across the country with brutalities against kids reaching a whole new

Sajeeb Wazed Joy yesterday claimed that the recent lawsuits filed against The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam were

Who would console them? What on earth could heal their bleeding hearts?

In nothing less than a dramatic flip-flop, Malaysia yesterday announced suspending recruitment of foreign workers

Police yesterday recovered the body of a first-grader from Koroitoli in Narayanganj, hours after he had gone missing.

An inspector of the Detective Branch of police was injured in an attack allegedly by militants during a raid on a flat at Uttar Badda in the

An inspector of the Detective Branch of police was injured in an attack allegedly by militants during a raid on a flat at Uttar Badda in the

The deal signed by Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur yesterday leaves a legacy of controversies and creates chances of corruption and labour exploitation like that during 2007-08, experts and industry insiders have said.