At least 18 Bangladeshis are among those killed in the September 24 stampede in Makkah, Hajj Agencies' Association of Bangladesh

A new initiative has been launched by the International Labour Organization and funded by the Swedish government to enhance

Nine more Bangladeshis, who were rescued by the Malaysian authorities during the Southeast Asian migrant crisis in May this year,

Some 15 unauthorised cattle markets have been set up around Sylhet city allegedly by people affiliated with the ruling Awami League

Ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, the two city corporations in Dhaka have called upon all to use the designated spots for slaughter of sacrificial animals and biodegradable bags for controlled and faster disposal of waste.

It was a peaceful protest at first and there was no instigation from any quarter as suggested by the acting police chief, locals and witnesses have said.

State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing yesterday visited Bandarban to see the distribution of UKaid's financial support for the extreme poor communities to recover from recent flood, says a press release.

Intermittent showers since Saturday is not only causing immense suffering for thousands of cattle traders seeking better sales in the capital marking Eid-ul-Azha but also causing many of their animals to fall sick.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday started filing cases against bankers and borrowers linked with the BASIC Bank scam. Three cases were filed with Motijheel Police Station in the evening, and the process was on to file 15 more cases with Paltan and Gulshan police stations, accusing 153 people of embezzling over Tk 650 crore from the state lender, said police sources.

At least 46 dengue cases were reported in the capital in the last 24 hours as of 6:00pm yesterday, bringing this year's total to 1,507.

Six held as students claim cops charge batons to disperse a human chain programme demanding retake of medical and dental college admission tests. The admission seekers allege question leak and demand scrap to the tests that were held on Friday.

A fourth victim of Friday's “police firing” on locals in Tangail died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.

Long tailbacks compounded with incessant rain yesterday caused untold suffering to thousands of people heading home to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.

The majority of cervical cancer patients die in developing countries where women delay in seeking help because of ignorance, stigma, poor access to quality care and intention to save money, said a roundtable yesterday.

The National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) will create a database of all rivers in Chittagong district determining the alignments and prospects, as well as the challenges being faced by those.

Associate Editor of the New Age Humayun Zaman, who is suffering from stage-3 lung cancer, was admitted to the capital's Samorita

Catalyzing Clean Energy in Bangladesh, a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with

A brick developed from a mixture of rice husk, lime, and sand can reduce earthquake casualties because it is one and a half times lighter than clay bricks, a past director of the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) said yesterday.

Students seeking admission into public medical colleges demonstrated in different parts of the country yesterday demanding that they

Digital services have been introduced at the Supreme Court as well as many lower ones across the country as a part of bringing the entire