The Gaibandha district administration yesterday went to Santal families in Gobindhaganj upzila to distribute relief materials, but they rejected it, saying that they only wanted their lands back. After being evicted from their land, these ethnic families are not going outside for work and their children…

Since sundown yesterday, many in the capital and across the country, particularly the youth, kept searching the star-lit sky to rediscover the nearest…

The High Court yesterday asked the authorities concerned to remove handcuffs of three injured Santals of Gaibandha who were arrested in a case filed for attacking police with arrows during a clash on November 6. It also asked the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner, deputy inspector general of Rangpur…

China handed over two Ming-class submarines to the Bangladesh Navy yesterday, raising the country’s armed capability to that of a three-dimensional…

Per hour earning from the export of apparel in Bangladesh is lowest in South Asia although the country is the top regional exporter and the world’s second largest apparel exporter. According to a World Bank report, Bangladesh’s per hour earning from apparel export is $0.51 while it is $0.55…

The government has declared Tk 1 lakh bounty for providing information about the miscreants responsible for the heinous attack on Hindu households in Nasrinagar of Brahmanbaria. The announcement of the bounty was made by police yesterday morning in Nasrinagar using loud speakers. Talking with The Independent…