Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

The success rate fall in the JSC examinations has once again exposed students' weakness in English and mathematics -- two key subjects that always make a difference in the pass rate.

After a steady rise in the success rate since its introduction in 2010, the overall JSC examination results this year suffered a significant fall both in terms of the pass rate and the number of highest achievers.

At a time when several thousand brick kilns are causing large-scale air pollution and loss of topsoil across the country, around 20 private firms are making eco-friendly construction materials without any baking.

If you visit Amin Bazar on the capital's outskirts in winter, you will find a foggy haze rolling in with brick kilns dotting the landscape as far as eyes can see.

Cases filed under section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act are piling up, as the government is "undecided" what to do with the controversial section.

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal is preserving all the documents of the war crimes cases that have been disposed of.

The government has asked Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) to keep vehicles that are incapable of doing 60km per hour

The project to connect the country's top tourist destination Cox's Bazar with the rail network is finally destined, though delayed, to see light.

With Bangladesh being one of the most vulnerable counties to the adverse impacts of climate change, good preparedness and

The movement of millions of city dwellers back to their homes for the Eid-ul-Azha festival is apparently not a boon for transport companies, as per the top three inter-district bus operators.

The war crimes trial has made no headway for more than one and a half months for the government's failure to appoint someone to the chairman post, eliciting criticism from all quarters associated with the long-cherished trial.

Abdul Kuddus arrived at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the capital at 11:40am yesterday from Fakirapool just to book a place on the deck of a launch

The High Court yesterday declared illegal and void the two deals Niko Resources Bangladesh Limited signed with Bapex and Petrobangla, as those were procured through corruption. The court also directed the authorities to “revert back” to the state the assets Niko possessed through the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) and the Gas Purchase and Sales Agreement (GPSA) signed in 2003 and 2006.

The High Court yesterday upheld the death penalty of 15 convicted persons, including three former Rab officials and expelled Awami League leader Nur Hossain, for their involvement in conspiracy, abduction and killing of seven Narayanganj men in 2014.

Excessive rains and flooding twice in just four months have left most of the roads in a miserable state, which could make people's journey home for Eid-ul-Azha a nightmare. If rain continues and the flood situation doesn't improve shortly, the road networks will be further damaged, compounding woes of travellers. Many roads are currently under floodwater.

It was not dawn yet.It was not dawn yet. At House 677 on Road 32 in Dhanmondi, a contingent of security personnel comprised of police and army was on duty at the residence of President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Seventy-year-old Shah Jamal grew up on the bank of the Shitalakkhya witnessing countless events centring on the river. A ragpicker,

Shamsunnahar Nupur always tries to hide a framed photograph of her husband Jahangir.

For the parents of Bishwajit, the past five years have been agonising.

With the three-month suspension of a special drive against so-called "seating service" buses plying the Dhaka