The High Court rejects a writ petition seeking its directive upon the government to collect Tk 1 crore in compensation from the officials concerned who were responsible for the death of the Indian elephant.

It is heartening to hear that England's cricket team will proceed with their much anticipated tour of Bangladesh, as planned. We would like to thank the England and Wales Cricket Board for refusing to be intimidated and in making this correct decision, keeping faith in the ability of the Bangladeshi authorities to ensure that all the necessary security measures will, indeed, be taken.

A joint forces raid at a house in Narayanganj Sadar upazila has taken out three militants, including Tamim Chowdhury, the mastermind behind the Holey Artisan Bakery killings. We compliment the law enforcing agencies for the quick and robust operation in the form of “Operation Hit Strong 27”.

It is not every day we come across a local administration official at Upazila level introducing a service that is so out of the box, it makes

A-CARDS”, as they are being called is a project financed by the USAID Agriculture Extension Support Activity and facilitated by non-government organisations Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) and CARE Bangladesh, and Bank Asia, a leading commercial bank.

No student should have to be in a position where they have to utter the statement: “We are always scared of being kicked or butted by cows.” Or that their classes are disrupted due to the activities of a bazaar on the school premises. Though the distinction between a school and a market are obvious, it is non-existent when it comes to Durgapur Government Primary School.

The mystery regarding the whereabouts of the seven Bangladeshis who were reportedly lured and trafficked to Myanmar instead of Malaysia, their promised destination, is no mystery at all.

Police in a special drive arrested 37 people, including five leaders and activists of Jamaat-

When Bablu Pramanik, 45, from Dharbila Khandaker Para in Pabna Sadar upazila had an accident that ultimately resulted in losing both

Complainant of the Bangabandhu murder case AFM Mohitul Islam dies of kidney complications at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Committee to Protect Journalists urges Bangladeshi authorities to scrap the proposed cyber security law, that penalises an offender for life imprisonment for spreading propaganda against Bangabandhu or Liberation War, saying it will curb media freedom in the country.

We want to alert the prime minister to the very acts of gross imprudence committed in her party's name by party cadres over the last few days.

We are somewhat relieved that the fertiliser factory blast at Chittagong did not cause much physical damage.

Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, will be observed across the country tomorrow with due religious fervour.

On the first day of its campus activation programme in Rajshahi, the export idea contest 'Rise High Bangladesh' found exuberant response from the students. The programme was held at Rajshahi University on August 23.

A woman gave birth to two boys and two girls at her residence in Chorerbondo area under Chhatak municipality of Sunamganj yesterday.

In a recently concluded national workshop that brought together development practitioners and researchers, the subject of discussion was how to make national development relative to the poor marginalised and excluded groups.

We congratulate Brazil and the city of Rio as well as the IOC for successfully holding the world's largest quadrennial sporting event.

Police arrest a man allegedly for making derogatory remarks on Facebook about Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Narail Sadar upazila last night.

We are happy to note that fire fighters had successfully doused the massive fire that broke out on Sunday in the Bashundhara shopping mall without any casualty.