Indigenous leaders and members of the civil society yesterday urged the government to take initiative to arrange education in mother

It was a different day for all concerned as a group of young learners under the banner of Child Journalists’ Forum gifted a khata (copy

We welcome the Supreme Court's (SC) verdict on the issue of arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torture of arrestees on remand.

The horrid condition of 38 primary schools in Nilphamari is a travesty against the curious young minds that attend these schools in the hope of broadening their horizons and receiving a proper education.

Despite the much hyped digital leap the country has embarked upon, official websites of many institutions remain inadequately

Some 1,200 Santal families were evicted on November 7 from land belonging to Rangpur Sugar Mill in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha

Against all media predictions, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the next President of the United States of America on January 20, 2017.

Sesame farming is proving to be a winner in Lalmonirhat. With reliable profits, the crop's suitability for higher terrain and bumper harvests possible with due care, sesame has earned popularity with farmers.

It is shocking to look at pictures of a father writhing in pain after both his legs had to undergo amputation after being assaulted by a bunch of men who was harassing his daughters.

A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court challenging legality of Kazi Reazul Hoque’s appointment as chairman of National Human Rights Commission.

Prior to the introduction of a new salt hardy strain of bamboo in 2010 the plant, despite its usefulness, held little

The clash between Santals and workers of Rangpur Sugar Mills in Shahebganj backed by local police in Gaibandha, which resulted in the death of a Santal, is disturbing.

The news of Bangladesh being among the countries in Asia with least forest is unsettling. According to data released by the Asian Development Bank, the country has only 11.2 percent of its land mass under forest, a whopping 13.8 percent short of the desired forest cover.

Gopalpur upazila administration in the district yesterday started a different type of publicity to prevent early marriage,

The US Embassy in Dhaka will remain closed on Thursday on the occasion of Veterans Day, an American holiday.

We strongly condemn the attack on on-duty journalists in the heart of the capital's Chakbazar area this Saturday.

It was welcome news when our Prime Minister inaugurated the upgrading of the Jatrabari-Kanchpur road to eight lanes. It was designed to ease congestion on the Chittagong-Dhaka and Dhaka-Sylhet highways. The project cost was 131.99 crore.

With the approach of winter in the district, a northern border region nearest to the Himalayas, the sufferings of char and poor people have

National Professor Dr MR Khan is buried at his family graveyard at Rasulpur village in Satkhira.

We can only write a requiem for the once mighty river that has been one of the capital's lifeline sustaining its population. It is all but dead and nothing can resuscitate it back to life unless some drastic measures are taken.