Hundreds of Afghans clashed with police and security forces for a second day of angry protests aimed at NATO troops who improperly disposed of copies of the Quran.

Country’s law and order situation might become instable as cadres of different political groups were learnt to have been buying smuggled small firearms.

Power Division has initiated a move to review the existing renewable energy policy accommodating some new concepts that officials hope would promote private investment in the sector.

A bunch of the holy beard of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was put on display at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque here on Friday.

Pakistan is warning Afghanistan against having unrealistic expectations in bringing the Afghan Taliban to the negotiating table, as talks on finding a political solution to the Afghan war ended with little progress.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her strong resolve to build a future generation in the country, which will turn out to be best in knowledge and science, and in sports.

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by his regime.

The visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake called on Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni at her office on Thursday.

The leaders of Iran and Afghanistan are in Pakistan for a trilateral summit on facilitating peace with the Afghan Taliban.

Iran hailed its advanced nuclear capabilities Wednesday by unveiling what it says are a new generation of centrifuges to speed up uranium enrichment and its first domestically produced fuel rods.

BNP-backed lawyer Delwar Hossain Chowdhury and Awami League-backed Ashok Kumar Das were elected president and secretary respectively of Chittagong Ainjibi Samity (Bar Association) on Sunday.

Iconic actor Humayun Faridi who won the hearts of million by his outstanding performance in movies, dramas and theatres died in the city Monday. He was 60.

Twenty four BGB (former BDR) members were released from Kashimpur jail on Sunday, after serving six months of prison term.

The High Court has summoned five police officials for torturing grandson of the country's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed.

A murder case was filed with Sher-e-Banglanagar Police Station on Sunday in connection with Friday night’s gruesome murder of journalist couple Meherun Runi and Sagor Sarwar.

The International Crimes Tribunal will pass order on Monday upon a petition filed by war crimes accused Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami seeking time for the preparation of argument against charge hearing.

Netherlands Ambassador to Bangladesh Alphons Hennekens Sunday observed that the present government needs to put in some extra efforts in the next two years to fulfill its ambitious election pledges in the next two years.

Britain's top selling newspaper is reeling following the arrest of five senior employees – part of a larger police investigation into illegal news gathering practices.

Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston died Saturday at the age of 48 in a Los Angeles hotel room, setting off an avalanche of tributes.

The music industry has celebrated the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston at the Los Angeles hotel where she was found dead hours earlier.