Shakib-al Hasan claimed four for eight on his return to international cricket as Bangladesh made a winning start to the three-match ODI series, beating West Indies by six wickets on Wednesday. All-ro...

A Bangladeshi girl allegedly trafficked to Calcutta with the bait of a job and rescued from Sonagachhi four years ago is set to return home this month. The girl was 15 when she came to Calcutta in Ap...

A bicycle expedition flagged off by the Border Security Force to commemorate the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, reached Laxminarayanpur in the Tapan ...

The external affairs ministry on Thursday said that this year’s Republic Day parade would not have any foreign head of State or government as chief guest owing to the pandemic. The announcement...

A tokay gecko weighing 350gm was seized late on Tuesday from two persons allegedly attempting to smuggle the coveted reptile into Bangladesh through Murshidabad’s Sagardighi. The reptile, estim...

Police seized 3,396 Indian softshell turtles, apparently meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh, from two mini-trucks at two spots under the Barrackpore police commissionerate on Wednesday. Titagarh poli...

Two men were arrested allegedly with 100 bottles of banned cough syrup which was suspected to be set for Bangladesh and over Rs 14 lakh in cash in North Dinajpur on Monday night. Sources said Karandi...

The Teesta river, which meanders through the hills and the plains of north Bengal before entering Bangladesh, is emerging as an important political issue ahead of the Assembly elections after remainin...

Malda police launched the “Surakkha” app to help people get police services during emergencies. So far, only Dial 100 facility was available in the district. SP Alok Rajoria said that init...

Officials in Bangladesh sent a second group of Rohingya refugees to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal on Monday despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. More than 30 buse...