Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader yesterday appealed to agitating students to calm down and return to their classes. He said the culprits responsible for the death of two students on Sunday would be brought to book. “Please don’t misunderstand the government. We are committed…

The army chief, General Aziz Ahmed, started a six-day trip to the country’s first neighbour, India, yesterday during which he will hold meetings with high-level dignitaries and visit important military installations. This will be his first overseas visit since he took over the office of chief…

There was brilliant sunshine yesterday (Tuesday). But nobody should misread that for a slowdown of rain. There will be rain throughout August, beginning with showers in the country today. The wet weather, with light to heavy rain, would dominate the weather for the next few days, senior meteorologist…

Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy yesterday questioned the motive behind not 'projecting the country's development transformation' before the world by a certain quarter of the civil society and 'their desperate bid to malign the country's image', reports UNB.…

A new commission set up by Myanmar to look into human rights abuses in Rakhine state has been criticised by observers yesterday as a "political gimmick", as the country tries to stave off further censure over its treatment of its Rohingya Muslims, reports AFP from Yangon. The government announced…

A suicide bomb and gun attack by militants on an Afghan government building in Jalalabad yesterday killed at least 15 people, some burned "beyond recognition", officials said, the latest in a series of assaults on the eastern city, reports AFP. On the other side of the country a roadside bomb…