Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all, including parents, teachers and government officials, to remain vigilant about the movements of their…

The family of Tahmid Hasib Khan, a student of the University of Toronto taken into police custody for questioning on the Gulshan attack, has sought Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau's intervention. Hasnat Karim, a survivor of the Gulshan attack, was also picked up by the police for interrogation.…

A Chittagong court yesterday placed on five -day remand four suspected members of banned Islamist militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) who were…

The militants involved in the Sholakia attack have confessed that their main target was the Eid congregation, a senior RAB official said yesterday. The attackers were challenged by police near Azimuddin High School in the vicinity of their target, forcing them to retaliate by hurling bombs at the law…

The United States has placed great emphasis on the government’s coordinated plan and preparedness to combat terrorist attacks in the country. Owing to the emphasis, US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal, during her visit, wanted to know about Bangladesh’s…

Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL) yesterday signed an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) to set up the much talked about 1,320MW (2 units of 660MW) coal-fired Rampal power plant near the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans. The projected…

India is pushing for setting up another joint venture coal-based power plant in Chittagong while Bangladesh is reluctant to go for the project for now,…