The interim government’s ineptitude and apathy that eventually led to a measles outbreak has so far left 294 children dead, say experts and officials.

Children with measles-like symptoms in several remote hill settlements of Kurukpata union under Bandarban’s Alikadam upazila ...

Journalists in Bangladesh are still facing unprecedented difficulties, ranging from routine harassment and physical attacks to arbitrary detentions, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

Deputy commissioners yesterday warned that the growing availability of drugs among youth, despite regular enforcement drives, poses a grave threat to the nation, urging the government to adopt tougher ...

A slightly expensive start did little to deter Nahid Rana, who roared back with pace, bounce and pinpoint yorkers to play a ...

The central bank is likely to introduce a Tk 15,000 crore to Tk 20,000 crore low-cost fund to help revive closed factories in ...

The cabinet today approved a proposal granting a massive waiver of customs duties and taxes on the import of brand new ...

Immigration authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport prevented Nazrul Islam Mithu, the Dhaka correspondent of Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), a German-based news agency, from boarding a ...

The government has sent 17 more top police officials, including 16 deputy inspector generals (DIGs), on forced retirement in “public interest”.

Journalists yesterday called for the establishment of a permanent media commission to enforce codes of conduct and ensure accountability.

Around 20,000 residents of 10 villages in Jamalpur’s Bakshiganj upazila have been suffering for years due to the delay in reconstructing a key bridge that collapsed seven years ago.

Khadiza Begum and her husband Badrul Zaman boarded a pickup with other labourers from Sylhet city’s Amberkhana yesterday morning to travel to their construction site.