The ‘tree man’ disease occurs due to genetic defects and has no curative or preventive therapy, experts have said. No cure for it has been…

Usain Bolt won his second gold medal of the Rio Olympics, brushing aside all-comers again in his favourite 200m sprint but blamed his "ageing"…

Around 200 luxurious cars were imported in the country in the last one year by evading tax, reports UNB. “We have information that about 200 cars were imported in the country illegally over the last one year,” said Dr Moinul Islam Khan, director general of Customs Intelligence and Investigation…

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is planning to adopt a hardline approach against the construction of the Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans, which the party leaders claimed would be disastrous for the environment. Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is preparing to hold a press conference on the…

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said all villages will be brought under electricity coverage by 2018 to boost development activities in the country, reports BSS. "Electrification is an essential part to expedite development process of rural Bangladesh," he told…

Ways for improving trade and investment environment and addressing the 'concerns' of Chinese corporations operating in Bangladesh will come up in a broader way in the next meeting of Bangladesh and China on Monday, reports UNB. The Chinese side will raise seven specific issues, including negotiations…

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government wants to use the militancy issue to make its political gain and suppress its opponents instead of eliminating the menace, reports UNB. "Militancy, a dangerous demon, is engulfing the country for lack of democracy.…