Tanzina (17) is a medical technology student from Dhaka. She grew up in Korail with her family.  It’s late afternoon when we ...

I haven’t been able to buy my wife anything for several Eid. Nothing for myself either. But I can’t get by without getting ...

The Muhammad Yunus government has failed miserably in checking incidents of rape and sexual violence against women.

What changes are you expecting in this new Bangladesh?" He let out a weary sigh ... one-room tin-shed houses in slums. Overcrowded, with no clean water, no proper sanitation.

Kishore Kumar Chakma, a young man from an ethnic community in Rangamati district, voluntarily guards a village common forest ...

DHAKA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday welcomed the Bangladeshi interim government's recent decision to establish separate children's courts, marking a ...

Majuna Khatun sat cradling her six-month-old baby at a rehabilitation centre for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, worried her ...

As many as 20,000 hand-driven tube wells in the area have gone dry. Dhaka WASA, however, denies drying up the grounds. A total of 42 deep tube wells have been installed in the Vakurta area and ...

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Sunny with a high of 92 °F (33.3 °C). Winds from NW to WNW at 9 to 11 mph (14.5 to 17.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 3 to 7 mph (4.8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 75 °F (23. ...