When kids go missing, will they come back alive?
A seven-year-old boy went missing in Bhola on September 20. His family searched for him, filed a general diary with police and even looked in...
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Rohingya crisis a ‘Grave Human Crisis’
President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly Dr Khalilur Rahman has described the Rohingya crisis as a “grave human crisis”, saying...
Ashulia inferno toll rises to 8
The Ashulia explosion and fire claimed another life late on Sunday, taking the death toll to eight, while three others remained hospitalised with injuries and...
PM on way to NY to attend 81st UNGA
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka on Monday morning for New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he...
BB allows OBUs to undertake forex purchase, sale, swaps
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed Offshore Banking Units (OBUs) of scheduled commercial banks to undertake outright purchase and sale of foreign currency and cross-currency swap...
Opposition ‘living in fool’s paradise’: Rizvi
BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Monday that the opposition who issues a “one-point warning” are “living...
Trump prepares sanctions against ICC
President Donald Trump’s administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter...
iPhone obsession emerges in Opratim killing
The killing of 13-year-old Ishayat Shahriar Opratim over an iPhone has highlighted the growing risks surrounding the misuse of mobile phones among teenagers, with police...
Crime in uniform
The rule of law is facing serious questions as a series of allegations involving rape, sexual exploitation, forced abortion, physical abuse and other offences by...
MP Gazi Nazrul’s claimed 2nd wife found hanging
Law enforcement authorities have begun investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was recovered from a residential flat in the capital on Sunday...
Political divide grows over reform
The government’s move to amend the Constitution through a special parliamentary committee has widened the political divide, with the Jamaat-e-Islami-led opposition alliance, NCP, Rastro Sanskar...
Iran warns against new escalation by US, allies
Iran warned on Sunday against any big new attack by the United States and its allies, saying it had information such move was being prepared,...