Dhaka is known for its haphazard bus stops. There is no planned stop where people can get on and off a bus without risking lives and

We are deeply saddened by the aftermath of the catastrophic landslides in Rangamati, Chittagong, Bandarban and Cox's Bazar that have left at least...

Every year authorities promise the people that roads and highways will be repaired well in advance of Eid but nothing much changes unfortunately.

This year is no different from others for those hoping to go home for the Eid festivities. We are weeks away from Eid but already people are spending hours on end to get their hands on advance tickets.

A photo published in this paper on June 12 shows a huge pile of garbage dumped on the side of Dhaka-Aricha highway at Hemayetpur, Savar.

An overall nonchalant attitude towards child labour and the lack of implementation of existing laws and policies make it extremely difficult to reduce – let alone eradicate – child labour in Bangladesh.

Despite the government's repeated ultimatums to relocate all the tanneries operating in the capital's Hazaribagh area, the transfer

We are extremely concerned by a report in this paper, from Rajshahi, of a police official being confined inside a shoe store by AL activists...

It is heartening to note that the leaders of the Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS) have called off their proposed indefinite strike at the back of the government's assurance to formulate a new guideline for gold businesses.

It was unbelievable cricket that we watched with bated breath on Friday as the Bangladesh cricket team faced off with New Zealand in

That the result of the British election has come as a shock to Theresa May is stating the obvious, but what perhaps may not be as obvious is the underlying message it has given to the Tories and its leadership.

We are taken aback to learn that 15 percent VAT has been proposed on albumin which is considered to be a life saving drug for patients suffering from serious kidney and liver problems.

According to the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, around 1.18 lakh women went abroad seeking employment in 2016.

Every year the government misses the mark in utilising what it allocates into the annual development programme (ADP).

The horrific death of three construction workers in Siddheswari area on Tuesday when they fell from an under-construction building is a

The European Union (EU) letter to the government threatening removal of GSP facilities if there is no tangible progress on labour rights comes in the heels of ban on cargo flights out of Bangladesh.

On June 5, the cabinet approved a proposal to declare October 22 as National Safe Roads Day.

The European Union (EU) has just put Bangladesh on the list of high-risk countries in terms of operating cargo services by air and sea to the EU countries.

It comes as a shock that the government has proposed an import duty on solar panels in this year's budget.

We observed the World Environment Day yesterday in the backdrop of the United States withdrawing from the Paris agreement, a huge disappointment worldwide.