Even when the nationality of 2,000 Bangladeshis detained in Turkey is finally determined after eight long months, the detainees might face the dire prospect…

A swollen Jamuna, already fed by rainwaters from heavy showers in the north, carrying a massive load of flood waters from Assam has unleashed its fury…

The committee formed to investigate the boiler explosion at a readymade garment (RMG) factory at Nayarapara in Gazipur on July 3 identified negligence of the authorities and technical faults as the reasons behind the blast, reports UNB. Deputy Commissioner Dr Dewan Md Humayun Kabir disclosed the report…

 Writer and columnist Farhad Mazhar was not abducted as he left home of his own, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque yesterday, reports UNB. "After analysing data and information, it seems to us Farhad Mazhar left Dhaka and came back of his own," said the IGP while…

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against all the five accused, including Shafat Ahmed, in connection with the Banani double rape case, reports UNB. Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 Judge Shafiul Azam framed the charges against them, rejecting their bail pleas after they…

Ahead of her UK tour, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sat in a meeting with the party’s standing committee members, the highest policymaking body of the party last night, reports UNB. The meeting began at the BNP chief's Gulshan office around 9pm with Khaleda in the chair, her media wing member…