Students of Jagannath University (JnU) continued their sit-in protest for a second consecutive day on Thursday, occupying the busy Kakrail intersection in Dhaka to press home their…

Officers and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) continued their work abstention on Thursday, marking the second day of a three-day protest called by the NBR Reform Unity…

A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Wednesday seeking a direction to prevent  BNP leader Ishraque Hossain from taking oath as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation…

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as "Pepe", has died at the age of 89.   The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world's "poorest…

New Delhi continues to interfere in Dhaka’s internal affairs by expressing concern over the interim government’s ban on the activities of the Bangladesh Awami League. "The…

For decades, if there's one thing that's been a taboo in the Indian foreign ministry, it is third-party mediation - particularly in the long-running dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir.…

  At least 135 law officers appointed during the previous Awami League (AL) government have been still serving the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) resulting in delay in case…

  Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, on Tuesday submitted an appeal with the High Court (HC) against her three-year jail sentence in a graft case.…

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday night suspended the registration of the Awami League as a political party, said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed. “Today, the Ministry…

Detectives detained former Manikganj-2 Awami League MP and renowned singer Momtaz Begum from Dhanmondi in the capital on Monday night. Md Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media…

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said the government will restructure the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in line with the OHCHR recommendations.  …

The government has issued a gazette notification banning all activities of the Bangladesh Awami League and its affiliated organisations under the Anti-Terrorism Act until the International…

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal on Monday submitted a report accusing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others of committing crimes against…

Military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan are scheduled to hold talks on Monday to determine the next steps in maintaining peace along their volatile border, as a recently brokered…