Influential quarters have allegedly grabbed government land worth several hundred crore taka in the heart of tourist town Cox's Bazar, but the administration has not taken any steps to recover the state property.

Launch service on Paturia-Daulatdia remains suspended since this morning due to strong current in the river Padma triggered by inclement weather.

A woman was killed by an elephant in Purbo Chaillatoli area under Longodu upazila on Monday night. The victim was Anupa Begum, 45, of

Local people, teachers and fellow students yesterday formed a human chain demanding arrest of the prime accused in the case for killing

With the receding of floodwater, crops on 3,189 hectares of land in five upazilas of the district have been damaged.

The people of Patuakhali town are suffering as at least seven important roads in the town have been lying badly damaged due to heavy

A baby elephant which got trapped in abandoned well in Dudhnoi border area of Jhenigati upazila early yesterday has been rescued.

A man was killed in lightning strike in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur on Sunday. The deceased was Nur Hossain, 22, son of Mozaharul Islam

Local people demanded immediate steps to save a school from erosion by the River Jhinai in the district.

About 400 workers of a tea garden along with their families have been continuing their programmes, demanding

The stranded wild elephant, recently rescued and named as Bangabahadur, has been tranquilised yet again this morning.

Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including five women and a child, returned home yesterday after languishing in an Indian

A report published in The Daily Star on July 5 this year brought help to six kids and their mothers of two poor families

A schoolboy was stabbed to death allegedly by his friends in Mashkanda area of Mymensingh town yesterday.

The stranded Indian elephant, recently rescued and named as Bangabahadur, breaks its shackles with which she was tied to a mango tree at Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur.

Bangladeshi authorities should drop all criminal proceedings against three journalists from the news website banglamail24, release them immediately, and restore press credentials to nine of their colleagues, said the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Syed Waliullah was born on 15 August 1922 at Sholashahar in Chittagong. His father, Syed Ahmadullah, was a government officer whose postings took him to different mofussil towns in Bengal...

The second day of the hartal in three hill districts, called by the Bangalee settlers demanding cancellation of Hill Tracts Land Dispute

People of 10 villages in Manikganj have been suffering for want of a bamboo or wooden bridge for the last 15 days as the 60-foot road at

Amid recession of floodwater in different areas, erosion by three rivers has turned serious, leaving hundreds of families homeless in