Activists of different non-governmental organisations (NGOs) formed a human chain at Thakurgaon intersection

If you walk down the Farashganj road near the banks of the Buriganga river, you will come across the Northbrook Hall library. From the outside it would look like an abandoned building. But inside, it has hundreds of rare books—published in the nineteenth century—some of which may not be available elsewhere in the world.

Police arrested a couple on charge of killing a two-year-old girl at Beltola in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday night. The

A youth was electrocuted at Purba Brahman village in Osmaninagar upazila on Monday.

The Supreme Court upholds High Court bail orders for BNP leader Amanullah Aman in nine violence cases, “paving way for his release from jail”.

Iran's parliament approves a historic nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday, effectively ending debate among lawmakers over the agreement and paving the way for its formal implementation.

Police arrested three suspected members of banned Islamist outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Ullapara upazila of

Police yesterday arrested Badrul Alam, 45, Sreepur Upazila Parishad Chairman in Magura district, on charge of planning subversive

Eight senior figures from Islamic State were killed in an air strike while meeting in a town in western Iraq, but the group's reclusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi did not appear to be among them.

An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed a pregnant woman and her toddler and Hamas warned the Jewish state against "foolishness" yesterday as Palestinian unrest spun further toward a full-scale uprising.

A police team is departing for Saudi Arabia tonight to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the murder case of 13-year-old Rajon.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has been awarded with "Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015, Asia".

World Bank chief hails empowerment of women in Bangladesh, recognising the country as a model in women’s progress in the world. Women participation in the country's workforce has the potential of adding 1.8% to GDP over the next decade, he says.

A Rangpur court cancels police remand of a local BNP leader, who was arrested in connection with the murder of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi, and sends him to jail.

Young Palestinian women have increasingly joined males to hurl rocks at Israeli soldiers and chant slogans as unrest has spread in recent days in the occupied West Bank.

Talented American student of Sudanese origin Ahmed Mohammed Al-Hassan arrived in Jeddah to perform Umrah and visit his relatives, reports Arab News.

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion members in Sirajganj.

The killing of bloggers in Bangladesh propelled the country onto Global Impunity Index of Community to Protect Journalists.

Government troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah and Russian air raids advanced yesterday in western Syria in a "vast offensive" against rebels, as Nato voiced alarm at Moscow's escalating military activity in the country.

Four Russian cruise missiles fired at Syria from the Caspian Sea landed in Iran, unnamed US officials say.