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The men were sentenced for exploiting a Bangladeshi woman who travelled to Canada expecting a restaurant job, only to face underpayment, long working hours and sexual abuse
Bayern Munich striker Kane struck a remarkable 73 goals in 65 games for club and country last season, leading the German giants to a league and cup double and England to the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in all commercially dried seafood samples examined from four coastal regions of Bangladesh, with abundance ranging from 0.25 to 1.30 MPs g− 1 dry weight, according to a latest study.
Bangladesh has more secondary schools than it did seven years ago, but far fewer students in them.
Chilly winds and morning fog are signalling the advent of winter in northern Bangladesh, with the minimum temperature in Panchagarh dropping to 17.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning.
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
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St Martin’s Island will reopen to tourists on November 1 for a four-and-a-half-month season ending on March 15.
Nepal resumed electricity exports to Bangladesh on Friday after a nearly two-month suspension caused by flood damage to
The birthday of Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman and Dr Zubaida Rahman, is being marked on Sunday (October 25).
An indefinite road blockade in Sajek in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila entered the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, disrupting transport, shuttering
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
The government has intensified its efforts to combat drug trafficking and abuse under its zero-tolerance policy, combining tougher law enforcement, legal reforms, modern detection technology and expanded treatment facilities to protect the country's youth and future generations.
Radiotherapy machines will be installed at the district level hospitals within the next two years to bring cancer treatment services closer to people
Video footage shows a person got off an autorickshaw, opened fire on the vehicle, and fled the scene
Mustafizur Rahman has sought a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play in Australia
BRAC Bank is set to issue a Tk 10 billion green bond, becoming the first bank in Bangladesh to undertake such an issuance aligned with Bangladesh Bank’s Green Bond Financing Policy for banks and financial institutions.
As of 30 September this year, 9,823 cases involving alleged land-share housing fraud were pending in courts across the country, involving nearly 40,000 buyers and around Tk12,000 crore, according to Supreme Court and court sources.
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) on Sunday cut gold prices by Tk3,324 per bhori, setting the price of 22-carat gold at Tk220,858, including valued added tax (VAT). The revised prices came into effect at 10am on Sunday, according to a Bajus press release. The...
Jamal Hossain, an office assistant at a private organization, tried to withdraw Tk 200,000/- (two lakh taka) from his fixed-term savings scheme at Padma Bank's Dhanmondi branch in January 2025, ...
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