The results of this year's HSC examinations have hit an eight-year low, falling 10 percentage points to 65.84 percent from last year's 75.74 percent in all the eight general education boards.

The Supreme Court yesterday fixed August 13 for delivering a verdict on a contempt of court rule against the editor and publisher of the daily Janakantha and its executive editor.

A number of children in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) are suffering from stunting, wasting, and underweight, a study of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has found.

It appears that we have an issue with illegal migration on our soil or overstays on various pretexts. This is concerning on two levels.

When the roads and highways are strewn with rundown and ramshackle vehicles, the syndicates are proving to be serious impediments to the introduction of new and comfortable vehicles in the private sector.

Syed Ahsan Habib, executive vice president and company secretary of Premier Bank Ltd, died at the capital's United Hospital on Sunday,

Khondakar Jamil Iqbal Azad, lecturer of the Fine Arts Institute of Chittagong University, died of cancer at a hospital in Rangpur early

Strong and regular monitoring on eateries is needed to prevent use of formalin in milk while a ban on preparing and selling food under

Strong and regular monitoring on eateries is needed to prevent use of formalin in milk while a ban on preparing and selling food under

Speakers yesterday called for unity of progressive minds and formation of public opinion to resist extremist ideologies and activists,

ANOTHER blogger has been killed in the capital in broad daylight on Friday. The casualness and impunity with which the killers

Investigate allegations, take action

Valiant freedom fighter Dr Sayed Shafiqul Alam died of heart and lung diseases at a hospital in Canberra, Australia, yesterday. He was 63.

The Jatiya Sangsad committee on home affairs formed a sub-committee to find solutions to the capital's appalling traffic situation.

Prices of vegetables and spices have seen a steady rise recently in the capital's kitchen markets while that of staple rice and edible oil remain steady.

The rate of children being killed in the country had increased by 61 percent in 2014 than that of the previous year, according to a

Today is the first death anniversary of Begum Suraiya Imdad, mother of Dr Mohammad Parvez Imdad of Asian Development Bank, says a

Bangladesh Law Commission, in a recent report, has suggested that some lacunae exist in the Mobile Court Act 2009 which may render it susceptible to violation of human rights. According to the commission, the Act, which empowers executive magistrates to hold trials, contains provisions that can be repressive such as, sending offenders to jail for failing to instantly pay the monetary fine imposed by mobile courts.

A recent study by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) of public examination question leaks revealed some interesting insights.

A city councillor has reportedly put up iron gates in the capital's Arambagh, Fakirapool and adjoining areas for over a month purportedly as a security measure against petty theft and restricting entry of unwanted personnel.