The death toll in the fire at the Prime Patent Plastic Limited factory in Keraniganj rose to 13 after an injured died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked government officials to remain alert against bribery and corruption as these social diseases spoil the development of the country. "All will have to be alert against bribery and corruption that spoil our [development] activities. You'll have to raise…

Bangladesh is expecting to host some selective world leaders, including Malaysian prime minister Mahathir bin Mohamad and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, at various functions to celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman. In addition, various other programmes to celebrate…

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has cancelled his India tour citing busy schedule at home, while Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has postponed his India visit for unavoidable circumstances. The foreign minister was scheduled to fly to New Delhi on a three-day official visit to attend the sixth…

Authorities deployed thousands of paramilitaries and blocked mobile internet in northeast India yesterday, while police fired blank rounds at protesters who defied a curfew to demonstrate against contentious new citizenship legislation. A railway station in Dibrugarh's Chabua of Assam state was…

A stampede broke out Tuesday at the funeral of a top Iranian general killed in a US drone strike, leaving 40 people dead and many injured as huge crowds packed his hometown. The crush in the southeastern city of Kerman came as Iran prepared to bury Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, a hugely…

The Supreme Court’s (SC’s) Appellate Division yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia against a High Court (HC)…