The house of a Hindu family in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district has been attacked by unknown people despite the presence of vigilant teams. The incident yesterday was the second arson attack on the Hindu community after a massive onslaught on them and their houses and temples on October 30…

Wrongdoings of grassroots leaders have become a perennial source of frustration for Awami League (AL) higher-ups. Even before the healing of the scar inflicted by the recent attacks on Hindus in Nasirnagar of Brahmanbaria, allegations of orchestrating an attack on Santals in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj…

People have long used ribbons, flowers, colors or badges to symbolize political causes, from the carnations of Portugal’s 1974 revolution to the orange ribbons of Ukraine’s 2004 revolution to the gel wristbands now worn to promote almost any charity, reports AFP from Washington. Enter the…

Fariha Nizam, a 19-year-old Bangladesh-origin American, who experienced horrifying harassment for wearing hijab by a white couple two days after Trump’s…

Media Unity yesterday announced a 6-point charter of demands, including closure of downlinks of illegal foreign TV channels in Bangladesh, stopping broadcast of dubbed foreign serials in local channels and imposing a ban on advertisements in foreign channels. The Unity, a platform of 16 organisations…

Khulna Titans registered their third victory in the fourth match of  BPL-4, defending a below par total yet again on their way to seal a 13-run victory over Comilla Victorians yesterday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital. Despite having a whirlwind start, Khulna were restricted…

Rubel, the prime accused in the gang rape of an indigenous Garo girl, escaped from the Dhaka metropolitan magistrate's court premises yesterday afternoon. Two policemen were suspended over the incident. Inspector MA Jalil, officer-in-charge of Badda police station, confirmed the news. Rubel escaped…

Police yesterday handed over the plot of Holey Artisan Bakery at Gulshan to its owner, Samira Ahmed, following a court order. Samira Ahmed, the heir to the property’s original owner, Dr Suraiya Zabin, had petitioned the court for the return of her property after the police locked the Holey Artisan…

Residents in coastal areas of New Zealand fled through the night Monday after a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck just after midnight, triggering a potentially "destructive" tsunami, reports AFP. The earthquake, centered north of Christchurch in the South Island, was felt throughout the country,…

Donald Trump will keep his vow to deport millions of undocumented migrants from the United States, he said in an interview set to be broadcast Sunday, saying as many as three million could be removed after he takes office, reports AFP. "What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal…