Over 50,000 illegal settlers have built houses and other structures on government land in Jangal Salimpur in Chittagong’s Sitakunda upazila in the last decade, thanks to lax monitoring by the administration and their utter indifference towards the enforcement of environmental laws. Under the banner…

Stabbings and clashes that left six people dead raised fears yesterday of further Israeli-Palestinian violence as tensions mount over new security measures…

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) said it is fully prepared to offer 24-hour services at the Ctg Custom House. “To make dynamic import and export system of the country, we are ready to serve 24 hours,” said Md Najibur Rahman, chairman of NBR, while speaking at a meeting yesterday at the…

The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published today, reports UNB. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will hand over the results to the prime minister in the morning. Later, the minister will formally announce the results at 1:00pm…

A student of Dhaka University was killed and three others were injured yesterday afternoon, as the wave of deadly landslides during the ongoing monsoon visited the usually tranquil surroundings of Himchhari in Cox’s Bazar. The deceased was identified as Ridwanul Alam Sabbir, 21, second year student…

A US airstrike has killed 16 policemen in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, the latest setback to Washington's efforts to bring peace to the war-torn country, reports AFP from Kandahar. The incident took place in Helmand province on Friday as Afghan security forces attempted to clear a village…