A Dhaka court today (13 April) convicted and sentenced a man named Mizan Sardar to death for murdering his wife, Rupa Akter, by pouring hot oil on her while she was asleep. The incident took place in ...

The warrants were issued today by the court following an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation into alleged corruption in land allocation schemes in the Purbachal area, a major urban developm ...

Final preparations are underway for a spectacular drone show to light up the night sky of capital Dhaka on Pahela Baishakh (April 14), the Bengali New Year - a decidedly new touch to the celebrations ...

Artists at Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts (Charukola) are working tirelessly to reconstruct the 'fascist effigy' that was set on fire just days ahead of the Pahela Baishakh celebrations ...

In previous years, Baishakh celebrations and the purchase of new dresses accounted for an estimated one-fourth of annual sales by local fashion outlets.