Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed hope that communal harmony and tolerance among the people of the new Bangladesh after the July uprising will become stronger. "I hope that the journey ...

At least 54 girls were sexually harassed or abused, and 390 others were raped or gang-raped in the first eight months of this year, according to a report by the National Girl Child Advocacy Forum ...

Inside a small classroom in Cox's Bazar's Burmese Market area, a group of 12 to 15 Rakhine children sit together, learning in a setting unlike regular schools. Their teacher, Nila Wan, guides them ...

One more death from dengue was reported in the 24 hours till yesterday morning while 374 people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease during this time.

The central bus terminal in Rajbari, built around three decades ago at a cost of around Tk 2 crore, has remained largely unused since its inauguration, with its infrastructure decaying due to years of ...

Ten teachers, including three who lost their lives in a tragic plane crash in milestone school earlier this year, were honoured with this year's "Priyo Shikkhok Sommanona", jointly organised by IPDC ...

The reconstruction of a railway bridge over the Dudhkhawa canal near Singardabri Railway Station in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram is progressing at a snail’s pace, raising serious safety concerns.

Language Movement veteran, Rabindra researcher and essayist Ahmad Rafique spent his final days in solitude. But yesterday, hundreds of admirers gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar to honour his ...

Photographer-activist Shahidul Alam, the only Bangladeshi aboard the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla, said their mission is not to risk lives but to challenge what he termed "an illegal blockade" and ...

Donald Trump's second administration has upended long-standing conventions in diplomacy, defence, fiscal policy, trade, public health, and more. Now the president's "America First" policy is coming ...

Across the world, bank mergers or acquisitions are supposed to create added synergy. In our part of the world, however, they are often undertaken out of necessity. I was a member of the global ...

When the world is racing to master artificial intelligence (AI), 42 percent of Bangladesh's vocational training remains tied to very basic computer lessons such as typing, MS Word, PowerPoint and ...