Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today claimed to have arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) along with firearms in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka.

A court in Chattogram today placed Syria-trained “IT expert” of banned militant group Ansar Al Islam on a fresh three-day remand in a case filed with Khulshi police station.

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court, challenging legality of a parliamentary standing committee’s recommendation to exclude female upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) in giving guard of honour to freedom fighters after death.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said it is working closely with the government and the humanitarian community to ramp up the delivery of a wide range of support services for Rohingyas and host communities in Cox's Bazar district to fight Covid-19.

Three Rohingya children died of diarrhoea and at least 5,000 were affected in the sudden outbreak of the disease in the last 15 days in Bhasan Char, a remote island in Hatiya under Noakhali.

Fifty people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

In the span of five days, eight people, including a child have died of diarrhoea and more than 200 have been affected in some remote areas of Kurukpata union in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban, reports our correspondent quoting the chairman of the union.

Police yesterday arrested a youth on charge of assaulting and verbally abusing a girl on a footbridge in Dhaka’s Shanir Akhra area on February 14.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said, the Special Security Force (SSF) will be developed as a modern force amid the changing patterns of crimes.

Police have sought 10-day remand for businessmen Nasir U Mahmud and Tuhin Siddique Omi each, in a case filed by actress Pori Moni over attempted rape and murder.

The High Court today ordered a judicial inquiry into allegations of grabbing 60 acres of agricultural land at Muhuripara in Cox’s Bazar.

Jatiya Party Lawmaker Mujibul Haque Chunnu today said that former president of Uttara Club Limited Nasir U Mahmud is a “good person”.

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) today inaugurated ‘Police Covid Oxygen Bank’ with 50 oxygen cylinders to provide free oxygen to Covid-19 patients in the district.

The High Court today granted ad-interim bail to former Barishal City Corporation mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in a corruption case, clearing the way for him to walk out of jail.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all, including the leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies, to plant at least three saplings to make Bangladesh a much greener country.

State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan today claimed that no “genuine” Islamic scholar was arrested centring Hefajat-e-Islam’s violent activities in late March -- protesting Indian Prime Minister Narandra Modi’s visit in Bangladesh.

Detectives want to talk to actress Pori Moni, the complainant of a case filed against six persons including Nasir U Mahmud, former president of Uttara Club Limited, over attempted rape and murder.

The High Court today stayed the process of recruitment of six teachers for Jahangirnagar University’s philosophy department till June 20.

Former Jatiya Party lawmaker MA Hannan, who was facing trial for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War, died of cancer today. He was 86.

The parliament today passed “Hajj and Umrah Management Bill, 2021” to deal with irregularities and mismanagement in the sector.