A joint forces raid at a house in Narayanganj Sadar upazila has taken out three militants, including Tamim Chowdhury, the mastermind behind the Holey Artisan Bakery killings. We compliment the law enforcing agencies for the quick and robust operation in the form of “Operation Hit Strong 27”.

It is not every day we come across a local administration official at Upazila level introducing a service that is so out of the box, it makes

A-CARDS”, as they are being called is a project financed by the USAID Agriculture Extension Support Activity and facilitated by non-government organisations Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) and CARE Bangladesh, and Bank Asia, a leading commercial bank.

No student should have to be in a position where they have to utter the statement: “We are always scared of being kicked or butted by cows.” Or that their classes are disrupted due to the activities of a bazaar on the school premises. Though the distinction between a school and a market are obvious, it is non-existent when it comes to Durgapur Government Primary School.

The mystery regarding the whereabouts of the seven Bangladeshis who were reportedly lured and trafficked to Myanmar instead of Malaysia, their promised destination, is no mystery at all.

We want to alert the prime minister to the very acts of gross imprudence committed in her party's name by party cadres over the last few days.

We are somewhat relieved that the fertiliser factory blast at Chittagong did not cause much physical damage.

In a recently concluded national workshop that brought together development practitioners and researchers, the subject of discussion was how to make national development relative to the poor marginalised and excluded groups.

We congratulate Brazil and the city of Rio as well as the IOC for successfully holding the world's largest quadrennial sporting event.

We are happy to note that fire fighters had successfully doused the massive fire that broke out on Sunday in the Bashundhara shopping mall without any casualty.

At the fourth Youth Leadership Summit held recently in Bangladesh, dignitaries unanimously concurred that youths were key to achieving the new United Nations sustainable development goals and shaping a bright future.

The recent remark by a visiting British scholar that universities should focus more on developing leadership, adaptability and communication skills opens up an opportunity to address the role universities should play in Bangladesh.

It has been two months since Germany became the third country to slap a ban on shipment of air cargo from Shahjalal International Airport on security grounds.

We sympathise with the demand for dormitories by Jagannath University students who are suffering from severe residential problems. And more so because of the on-going militancy issue following the Gulshan attack that is making it particularly difficult for students to rent houses and make arrangements for their accommodation.

When the first flight of Hajj pilgrims left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on August 4, we were happy hoping that Bangladeshis pilgrims would have a smooth sailing this year in performing their Hajj. Our delight has been very short-lived and our hopes, it seems, were unfounded.

The results of this year's HSC examinations published on Thursday are foremost a matter of pride. The success rate of the examinees rose

According to an assessment made by the Directorate General of Family Planning and USAID, most of the 3,590 Union Health and Family

A report published in this paper on August 18 exposed the history of the growth of jihadi groups over the years. Today, the threat posed by militancy brooks no repetition.

The alleged grabbing of several hundred crore worth of government land in Cox's Bazar by influential quarters is unacceptable.

Though Bangladesh is often cited as a role model for the impressive achievements in maternal and child health and gender parity at primary education...