The Supreme Court today affirmed the death penalty of Shukur Ali and commuted death sentences of three others to life imprisonment in a case filed for abduction, rape and murder of a 13-year-old in Kushtia in 2004.

Police today filed a case against 153 leaders and activists of BNP, following yesterday’s clash between the party men and law enforcers at Dhaka’s Chandrima Udyan.

Criminal Investigation Department has submitted a five-day remand prayer for film actress Pori Moni in a case filed with Banani Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.

Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and lawmaker from Gaibandha-5, Md Fazle Rabbi Miah, was flown to India today for treatment due to post-operation related complications and medical check-up.

One person died and another was missing after a trawler sank in the Khiru river in ​​Sreepur upazila of Gazipur last night.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia took take her second dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute and Hospital this afternoon.

Anwar Hossain, founder and chairman of Anwar Group of Industries, breathed his last on August 17.

Four more Bangladeshis were found stranded in Afghanistan, two days after the commercial flights were suspended as the airport in Kabul turned chaotic with thousands of foreigners and Afghans scrambling to leave after the Taliban’s capture of the country Sunday.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday that Bangladesh will remain alert about Afghan-trained terrorists, although they were “identified and uprooted”.

Foreign relations analysts fear long-term instability and a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as the Taliban takes control of the country following the withdrawal of US forces, with its repercussions felt in the entire region.

The Police Headquarters has recently proposed new specified heights for men and women to qualify as BCS police cadres as the authority wants its officers to be taller.

Henry Kissinger, the US president’s assistant for national security affairs, today sent a memorandum to President Richard Nixon discussing implications of the situation in South Asia.

A tense situation has prevailed at Burimari land port in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat over the announcement of two separate committees of the Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) Agent Association, an organisation of importers and exporters.

About ten thousand acres of agricultural land in two villages of Barguna’s Amtali upazila was finally saved from inundation after five illegal dams, built 10 years ago, on a public canal were removed on August 13.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her prime goal is to ensure a happy and prosperous Bangladesh and uplift the people by transforming the tragedy of August 15 into a source of power.

Department of Fisheries seized 5,000 meters of fishing net along 16 kilometer stretch of Halda River today.

Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) today published the election schedules to elect the leaders for the trade body for a two-year tenure.

The High Court asked the government to explain why it should not be directed to censor the display of any photograph of smoking, and the use of tobacco products, in films and dramas in line with the relevant provisions of law.

Nazrul Islam, a Bangladeshi national stranded in Afghanistan, spoke to a member of the Taliban recently.

Seven Bangladeshis have been living in Afghanistan for decades. Have they experienced any significant socio-economic shift in the war torn country? How has the return of the Taliban after 20 years affected the country?