The good news is that Bangladesh Biman has managed to send all the intending Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in time for hajj but some 300 passengers...

We commend the government for its decision to raise the monthly allowance by two to threefold of the decorated and wounded freedom fighters.

We take strong exception to the comments made by Turkey and Pakistan following the execution of Mir Quasem Ali for crimes against humanity.

If it hadn't been for a news report it would have been hard to believe that almost half of all private universities do not have any VC and are being run with mostly acting VCs.

News of victory in an international football competition is something very new to us. Thus the performance of the Bangladesh U-16 girls' football team must come as pleasant tiding and a commendable achievement.

The world's two largest economies, also the world's two biggest polluters, ratified the Paris climate agreement on Saturday, cementing their partnership on climate change and offering a rare display of harmony, setting aside tensions on multiple fronts such as cyber spying and maritime security.

Fifty-one mobile toilets have been set up in different parts of the city under a joint project led by Association for Realisation of

The Prime Minister, in an inauguration programme, revealed that the government will soon launch village rationing for the

A Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education survey, done by its Monitoring and Evaluation wing, paints quite the grim picture regarding the quality of education being provided in schools.

The story of how a member of the subordinate staff at Rajuk became the owner of property worth crores of taka published in this paper yesterday reveals the audacious manner in which a government employee has abused his position to amass illegal wealth.

It is a matter of pride to see the first ever female contingent commander from Bangladesh Army to a UN peace keeping mission being

We are happy that the probe report on the DAP fertiliser factory explosion has been made public. This is certainly a departure from the

Fifteen major food commodities were tested at various stages of production over an eight-month period between November 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 at the National Food Safety Laboratory.

The dysfunctional state of the waterbuses of Buriganga is an example of how bad management and lack of commitment can ruin a good initiative.

US Secretary of state John Kerry's short visit, only the second by a US Secretary of State to Bangladesh in four years, we believe, has taken our bilateral relationship one step further.

We strongly condemn the attack by a section of Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL) on a peaceful procession demanding residential halls for the general students of Jagannath University (JnU).

We are deeply disturbed by the death of Suraiya Akter Risha who was stabbed to death by a stalker at the entrance of her school. It is

Influential and wilful defaulters were continually taking advantage of the loan rescheduling policy by pressurising banks to reschedule their troublesome loans on flimsy grounds. This impedes on banks' ability to recover loans, increasing their likelihood of becoming irrecoverable long-term according to the findings of the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management study.

It is after long four years that a US Secretary of State is visiting Bangladesh. He is coming at a time when the country is going through a testing period. And we acknowledge the US' words of support and offer of help at this trying time of ours.

It is heartening to hear that England's cricket team will proceed with their much anticipated tour of Bangladesh, as planned. We would like to thank the England and Wales Cricket Board for refusing to be intimidated and in making this correct decision, keeping faith in the ability of the Bangladeshi authorities to ensure that all the necessary security measures will, indeed, be taken.