More than a month has gone by since a three-month old girl was stolen from Dhaka Medical College Hospital without the authorities being able to trace her.

The irony of the ICU is that Tk. 6 crore was earmarked for procurement of equipment as far back as 2008 but the lengthy decision making process delayed the opening for eight years. And now that it has opened, the people of the district must wait how long for the four nurses trained in ICU operations to be appointed, is anyone's guess. Is it really any wonder that the hospital authorities have effectively suspended operations?

Only five days after the coordinated attack on Hindus in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar, five Hindu homes were again set on fire to the

At least 20 people of six villages were injured as fishing cats, entering localities in search of food, attacked human beings in the areas

Thousands of people of eight villages have been suffering for months due to lack of approach roads on both sides of a newly built

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority suspends operation of all passenger and cargo vessels in all waterways across the country due to rough weather.

Eminent child specialist National Professor MR Khan passes away at the age of 88 at Central Hospital in Dhaka.

It is little wonder that the weapons used in the Gulshan attack were obtained from across the border as we understand from police statements.

Illegally constructed structures have once again started to spring up on the Kuakata beach, defying a High Court directive issued in 2011 and this time it is being done by just one man.

According to the new country strategy paper of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the lending institution has broadened its loan base to USD 8 billion over the next five years to Bangladesh to cover a wide range of areas for development.

This day 44 years ago the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was adopted. It was one of the finest documents to be framed, which promised a secular and egalitarian society based on justice, equal rights and opportunities for all. Regrettably, the dreams of the founding fathers enshrined in the Constitution have remained largely unfilled.

Physically challenged Rafiqul Islam, who defied all odds to continue his studies, is attending this year's Junior School Certificate (JSC)

It appears that contractors who are given jobs by the government to construct buildings have made it a habit to construct buildings that

It is extremely disappointing to know that despite the Anti-Corruption Commission's efforts to curb corruption through filing of graft cases, the whole process is becoming ineffective because of legal tangles. It has lead to a huge number of cases piling up indefinitely.

Manusher Jonno Foundation and its associate partners express deep concern, anger and condemnation over the recent attacks on Hindu community and vandalism of their temples and houses in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar.

The wife of a British Bangladeshi man, Hasnat Karim, arrested over the South Asian country's deadliest attack says her husband is innocent and unaware that his father has died while he's been in prison.

It is no one but the bigots who will be emboldened by the silence of the authorities. When a couple of extremist groups stir up public sentiment to oppress a community and rob them of their dignity and law stands by to watch it happen, what message does it send to the country and the world?

It is appalling to learn that a young girl found no recourse but to commit suicide out of public shame steeped upon her and her family by the local Union Parishad (UP) member in Gopapur Upazila of Tangail.

The role of Election Commission (EC) is vital for strengthening democracy. And a free and fair election, which is its primary task, is the sine qua non for a functional democracy. And towards that end it should be transparent and free from political influence.

Hit by upstream water of the Teesta river, a portion of the 300-metre-long erosion protection embankment was devoured at Gobordhan