The newly elected government envisages giving MPs some role in local development so they could keep their promises to the respective electorate, in what appears to be a little reversal of the rules made by the past reformist interim regime.

Israeli troops, some smiling and dancing, began to withdraw from Gaza Sunday after their government and Hamas militants declared an end to a three-week war.

Lack of attention of the new government to the share market took its toll on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), as it witnessed a sharp fall Monday, continuing the bearish trend since January 5.

Zimbabwe sneaked an excruciating two-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first of three matches in Mirpur, with Ray Price holding his nerve with the No. 10

Fifty-six rooms of the eight-storied Rail Bhaban in Dhaka and the main railway office in Chittagong were ransacked on Sunday night in mysterious simultaneous heists, looting documents and valuables.