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CORPORAL punishment in educational institutions – mainly in school and madrassa – is outlawed by a directive of High Court Division defining the act as...

THE outbreak of Ebola virus in Africa has been prompting authorities as far away as Asia to take preventive measures, but Bangladesh appears to be...

News Desk :Israel bombarded Gaza on Saturday after accusing Hamas of destroying a humanitarian ceasefire by capturing a soldier whom the Islamists say was probably...

The police have said the pistol and 20 bullets, recovered on Friday from the damaged car after it was hit by a train on the...

BBC Online :A recount of votes in the Afghan election has been suspended again, despite being scheduled to restart on Saturday after the Muslim Eid...

Hundreds of workers of Tuba Group staged demonstration in front of Hossain Market in the city on Saturday demanding cancelling ‘the bail’ for its owner...

BBC Online :A senior adviser to rebels in eastern Ukraine has confirmed that extrajudicial killings have been carried out “to prevent chaos”.Igor Druz told the...

An explosion killed at least 68 people and injured more than 120 at a factory in China that makes wheels for US carmakers, including General...

UNB, Dhaka :US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena will visit Gopalganj, Faridpur, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Rajbari for five days beginning on Sunday.The visit is a...

Reuters, Conakry :West African leaders agreed on Friday to take stronger measures to try to bring the worst outbreak of Ebola under control and prevent...