A man attempted to commit suicide after killing his two minor sons at the family's home in Dhaka's Pallabi this morning (16 November), said police.

"If there is any negligence from any RAB official during the investigation, they will be held accountable," says Col Md Munim Ferdous, director of the force’s legal and media wing ...

The riders joining the event donned Bengal’s cultural clothing in style, with male riders wearing crisp white lungis and punjabis, while female participants added splashes of elegance in sarees or sal ...

Former chief justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim died at a hospital in Dhaka early Saturday. He was 81. Fazlul breathed his last at around 4:43 am at a hospital while undergoing treatment there. The namaz-e ...

Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN Women serves as a powerful reminder of the widespread violence women and girls face worldwide. In support of ...

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The prosecutors' move to seek a "provisional execution" on the public office ban - a tough, rarely used tool that means the ban would stand irrespective of any appeal - casts doubt on Le Pen's chances ...

Hundreds of workers of the Beximco Industrial Park, located in the Sarabo area at Gazipur's Kashimpur, have blockaded the Chandra-Nabinagar highway, demanding immediate payment of outstanding salary ...

Austrian Ambassador to Bangladesh, stationed in New Delhi, Dr Katharina Wieser, met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (16 November). The meeting, which lasted for about an hour, ...

Negotiators have made progress by streamlining the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) draft text, which is seen as a positive step forward ...

A German government spokesperson said Olaf Scholz urged Putin to begin talks with Kyiv that would open the way for a "just and lasting peace" as the leaders held their first phone call since December ...

Prof Yunus highlighted Bangladesh's commitment to uplifting communities, fostering entrepreneurship, and advancing sustainable development.