The Jatiya Party is apparently on the verge of split again, as dissidents last night declared presidium member Raushan Ershad as its acting chairman, within 24 hours of Chairman Ershad's naming his younger brother GM Quader as its co-chairman.

The reckless driving of buses at Shahbagh and Matsya Bhaban intersections continued yesterday even after horrific deaths of two schoolgirls in the areas on Saturday.

Bangladesh Bank detected irregularities in sanctioning loans of Tk 400 crore in three branches of the newly-established Farmers Bank.

The cabinet yesterday rejected a proposal to raise the retirement age of freedom fighters in public service to 65 years from the existing 60.

Iran has reentered the global economy as years of crippling international sanctions ended in exchange for the verified disabling of much of its nuclear infrastructure.

The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the largest Muslim congregation after the Hajj, concluded yesterday with the Akheri Munajat (final prayers).

The government yesterday ordered the private schools to immediately stop collecting hiked tuition and other fees from students until further notice.

Indian power company Bhel has been selected to construct the 1,320-megawatt coal power plant in Rampal close to the Sundarbans.

All 153 sodium lights on Bangabandhu Bridge were turned off during the 16-vehicle pile-ups on the bridge in the early morning fog of January 9 that left six people dead. To the astonishment of many, Bangladesh Bridge Authority, which looks after the country's longest bridge, had usually been using only half of the lights on the bridge to “save electricity”, even in dense fog.

“A sense of impunity has taken over the law enforcement agencies; [they] think nothing will happen to them or [nobody will] touch them if they torture people.”

In the absence of a specific guideline on monthly tuition fees, most of the renowned private schools in Dhaka have increased the fees of the students by a huge margin, triggering uproar among the guardians.

She wanted a new school dress, white in colour, as she would be admitted to Tejgaon Government Girls High School. But what her

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation this year is expected to log in twice the profit it counted in fiscal 2014-15 on the back of the low oil price on the international market. The benefits of this low price, however, are yet to trickle down to the consumers.

Five members of a family, including two children, were murdered in Narayanganj yesterday.

The Bangladesh Bank official, who was tortured by police on January 9, has allegedly received "indirect threats" to refrain from seeking

Rejecting the TIB findings on garment supply chain, apparel makers yesterday said the report of Transparency International Bangladesh is baseless and it intends to damage the sector's image.

In another incident of police brutality, a sub-inspector (SI) along with his subordinates yesterday beat up a staff of Dhaka South City

Frequent accidents have been claming lives or seriously injuring many workers in Chittagong shipbreaking yards over the years, largely

For months, Halima Begum shuttled between her hometown Barisal and Dhaka several times for radiotherapy at the capital's National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH).

How would you wage a movement if you flee at the sight of police on the streets?