Finance minister, AMA Muhith, on Friday reiterated that there is no possibility of withdrawing value-added tax (VAT) on private education services and students will have to pay the tax, on ...

Advance bus tickets for Eid holidaymakers were unavailable within a few hours of the sale that began in the capital yesterday.

Singapore’s prime minister on Saturday lauded the city-state’s youth vote for helping return his party to power in a massive victory for the 12th time since independence a half-century ago.

Martina Hingis and Leander Paes once again proved to be a potent partnership as the Swiss-Indo duo captured their third mixed doubles title of the year with victory at the ...

Serena Williams’ bid for a rare calendar-year Grand Slam came to a shuddering halt at the U.S. Open on Friday when the three-times defending champion suffered a stunning 2-6 6-4 ...

Steven Gerrard might still have been at Liverpool if the club had offered him the chance to shadow Brendan Rodgers and learn about managing a team, the former England skipper ...

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique will be able to count on his first-choice attacking lineup of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez for Saturday’s match against Atletico Madrid.

US President Barack Obama has presented the prestigious National Humanities Medal to Pulitzer Prize winner, Jhumpa Lahiri, in recognition of her “beautifully wrought narratives of estrangement and belonging” which highlight ...

At least 107 people died and more than 230 people were injured when a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

A Dhaka court today adjourned till September 17 hearing on Zia charitable trust and Zia orphanage trust graft cases in presence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at the courtroom.

A tribunal in Dhaka has issued a show cause notice against the acting chief prosecutor seeking an explanation why all the prosecutors skipped today’s court proceedings.

The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that had granted bail to BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed in two vandalism and arson cases.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked new police officers to devote themselves to the development of the country and the nation by facing the current and future challenges with courage ...

Students of the East West University are continuing their demonstration for the second consecutive day today at Rampura in Dhaka against the VAT imposed on tuition fees of private universities.

The Supreme Court today scrapped a High Court verdict that acquitted former BNP lawmaker Rasheduzzaman Millat in a corruption case.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is on her way to appear before a makeshift court at Bakshibazar in Dhaka in connection with both Zia charitable trust and Zia orphanage trust graft ...

All train services were halted between Germany and Denmark on Wednesday after Danish police stopped hundreds of migrants arriving by train across the border, Danish railway company DSB said. About ...

Sania Mirza remained on course for her second successive Grand Slam title after reaching the semifinals of the US Open with Swiss partner Martina Hingis.

Rohan Bopanna’s campaign in the men’s doubles ended after he and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea suffered a straight set loss in the quarterfinals of US Open tennis on Thursday.

One simple hug between two sisters, lasting no more than 15 seconds on a tennis court, gave the sport in America more warmth, joy and life than any man has ...