Eid is almost always synonymous to wearing new outfits, donning the latest jewelry, buying the trendiest shoes, bags and what not!

The two mayors of Dhaka city corporations are awarded the status of full minister, the mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation is given the status of deputy minister, according to a gazette notification.

Sometimes shock treatment is the only answer to keep our memory alive. The picture of a smiling Tonu in an orange headscarf has become a familiar sight for us ordinary folks. It is a haunting reminder of how people with influence can hide the most blatant truth – that Tonu was raped and murdered before being dumped into the bushes. Now after more than three months her murder is shrouded in more mystery than ever and all we are left with is the heartrending testimony of Tonu’s mother Anwara Begum.

There will be no primary terminal examination from now on, Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman says.

The Supreme Court fixes July 25 for hearing the petition filed by war criminal Mir Quasem Ali seeking review of his judgement that had upheld his death penalty.

Usha Krira Chakra begin their Super Six campaign of the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League with an emphatic 6-0 victory over Dhaka Wanderers Club at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.

Advocate Rana Dasgupta denies allegations that he sought the help of the Indian prime minister in combating the recent attack on minorities in the country.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon came down hard on BCB chief selector Faruque Ahmed for the comments the latter made to the media regarding his resignation from the national selection panel.

A total of 790 readymade garment factories, including 39 export-oriented ones, are shut down following inspections under the supervision of Jatiya Udyog, Accord and Alliance, the commerce minister says.

A vested group, which wants to grab state power by creating anarchy, might have dumped firearms and ammunition in a canal in Dhaka’s Uttara area, police say.

Two Bangladeshi nationals are killed by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) as they opened fire on them along Charaldanga bordering area in Gomostapur upazila.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepts an invitation of the West Bengal state government for a reception in her honour.

A woman is crushed under the wheels of a train near Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka.

A special tribunal in Dhaka frames three charges against four men from Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during 1971.

Train communications of Dhaka with Rajshahi, Khulna and Rangpur divisions are restored after six hours of disruption following a derailment of a wagon at Sayedabad Rail Station in Sirajganj.

Customs intelligence seize two luxurious taxi SUVs from Baridhara in Dhaka allegedly brought into the country dodging over Tk 50 lakh in taxes.

The European Commission declares it will provide US$ 2.26 million for the victims of cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh under humanitarian grounds.

Prime suspect in bloggers -- Avijit Roy and Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy – killing case, who was killed in an alleged gunfight today, is seen in CCTV footage when blogger Avijit Roy was killed last year.

Around 50,000 Bangladeshis are freed from different foreign jails over the last five years, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said in the parliament.

In Bangladesh, people affected with dwarfism are often mocked and the disability is considered limitation and the affected are treated as burden. But this is not one of those stories.