The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is going to submit charge-sheet this month in the sensational 61 kilogram smuggled gold…

President Barack Obama on Tuesday slapped down Donald Trump’s claim that the 2016 presidential race is rigged, telling the Republican nominee to…

The United Nations has urged the Bangladesh government to halt construction of Rampal coal-fired power plant near the Sundarbans, warning of a serious threat to the delicate ecosystem of the world’s largest mangrove forest, reports AFP. The UN’s culture and science agency UNESCO said there…

Iraqi forces prepared to retake the country’s largest Christian town from the Islamic State group yesterday, a key milestone in their progress towards the jihadists’ main hub of Mosul, reports AFP from Qayyarah, Iraq. News of the move to recapture Qaraqosh sparked jubilation among Christians…

If invited, a delegation of the BNP is likely to attend the inaugural session of the 20th national council of the ruling Awami League (AL) scheduled to be held at Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday and Sunday, according to a highly placed source. “The BNP high command may send a high-level delegation…

A UN Population Fund study says large cities of Bangladesh have been experiencing more female migration than those of the male.  In the age group of 10 to 29, for every 100 male migrants, there are 167 women migrants in Dhaka and 166 in Chittagong, according to the study report, which was released…

The Telenor Group yesterday appointed Petter-B Furberg as the interim chief executive officer (CEO) of Grameenphone, replacing Rajeev Sethi. The change…