A madrasa teacher in Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila has allegedly tied up and beat a student for eating two orange wedges leftover from iftar. The boy was admitted to 250-bed Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital on ...

In a rare diplomatic gesture, the chief of Myanmar’s powerful rebel group, the Arakan Army (AA), has sent a congratulatory message to Bangladesh’s new Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman. Foreign ...

Bangladesh and Japan have officially signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in Japan, clearing the way for 7,379 Bangladeshi products to enjoy duty-free benefits. It is also the first time ...

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department says that Bangladesh may see one to two heat waves during March. The long-term forecast released on Sunday says that the west and south-west areas of the ...

Somoy Media Limited, the owning company of the private TV station Somoy TV, has announced a change in its top management. Managing Director Ahmed Jobaer has been sacked and replaced by Shampa Rahman.

In a significant move toward normalising relations, Bangladesh's military intelligence chief Maj Gen Mohammad Kaiser Rashid Chowdhury has recently concluded a "hush-hush" visit to New Delhi to hold ...

Farmers and traders warn of losses as tightened cattle rules ahead of Eid trigger protests, political backlash, and fears of vigilante enforcement in rural Bengal ...

The prime suspect in the brutal “rape and murder” of an 8-year-old schoolgirl in Dhaka's Mirpur has confessed to the crimes before a court. Sohel Rana, 32, gave his confessional statement before Dhaka ...

The body was recovered from in front of the bathroom door of a room on the second floor of the old visa centre building, ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is on maximum alert to prevent any illegal push-ins. Speaking at a press briefing at the Secretariat on Thursday, he also ...

A senior student at a madrasa in Dhaka’s Rampura has been arrested over allegations of rape and instigation to suicide after ...

With exchange rates now market-driven, the central bank continues buying dollars from commercial banks to steady the currency ...