The arrestees include Krishak League leader and former lawmaker Advocate Shamima Akhter Khanam and former assistant press secretary to ex-premier Sheikh Hasina Ashraf Siddiqui Bitu. Deputy ...

As Bangladesh weighs a UN-proposed corridor to Rakhine, can such fragile pacts ever balance aid delivery with security risks?

Founded in 1979 with just one domestic worker as its first student, Surovi School today stands as a sanctuary of hope for hundreds of marginalised children — driven by a visionary woman’s quiet resolv ...

In the ongoing nationwide operations to uphold law and order, 25,721 more were arrested in 18 days, since the nationwide crackdown on suspected criminals began afresh. In the last 24 hours, 2,271 more ...

The people of Bangladesh must not be held hostage to fulfil the agenda of any particular group or individual, BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said today (10 May). "The youth ...

Young doctors on Saturday called for effective taxation and price hikes on cigarettes as they are cheap and easily accessible in Bangladesh, posing a serious threat to public health — especially among ...

A severe heat wave is sweeping the capital today as the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) recorded this year's highest temperature at 40.1°C, up from 39.2°C yesterday. Confirming the matter, ...

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations of India, during which both sides agreed to halt all military action on land, at sea, and in the ...

Fact-checking platform BanglaFact, operated by the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), has flagged a viral video as misleading and part of a disinformation campaign falsely linking it to a recent ...

The trade dispute, combined with US President Donald Trump's decision last month to impose duties on dozens of other countries, has disrupted supply chains, unsettled financial markets and stoked fear ...

Thousands of leaders, activists, and supporters of the BNP and its affiliated wings—Jubo Dal, Chhatra Dal, and Swechchhasebak Dal — gathered at the Railway Polo Ground in Chattogram today (10 May) for ...

He made the remark today while virtually joining a party event organised to exchange greetings with Buddhist community members on the occasion of Buddha Purnima ...