Independence of judiciary adds to case backlog: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the complications and congestion of cases increased in the name of independence of the judiciary.

Government clings to power using state machinery: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged the government clings to power forcibly by using state machinery and destroying democracy.

Nusrat Murder High Court receives death reference

The High Court Division on Tuesday received the death reference of SM Sirajuddoula, principal of Sonagazi Senior Islamia Fazil Madrassah and 15 others who have been sentenced to death for

Printing Textbook ACC asked to explain why probe won’t be ordered

The High Court on Tuesday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission to explain in four weeks why it would not be asked to investigate the use of low quality paper in printing textbooks by the National

Sea water likely to flood a fourth of Bangladesh by 2050: study

A new research released globally on Tuesday said that a fourth of Bangladesh could face coastal floods by 2050 because of climate change-induced sea-level rise.

Abrar Murder BUET protesters to continue boycott of classes, exams

The protesting students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Tuesday announced to continue boycotting all academic activities which rolled into thirteen consecutive days

Sakib hopes to come back stronger

Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan on Tuesday asked for support from the cricketing fraternity and was determined to return to international cricket stronger than ever at the Sher-e-Bangla National

The terrified Kashmir families who call one of the world's most militarized zones home

Brightly-colored houses are pock-marked and cracked in Jura, a town of about 6,000 people in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

Kyoto's Gion neighborhood cracks down on photography

Kyoto's historic Gion neighborhood is cracking down on photography in response to ongoing issues with bad tourist behavior.

IS chief Baghdadi killed in US raid: Trump

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that elusive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed, dying ‘like a dog,’ in a daring, night-time raid by US special forces deep in northwest