National Bank Limited has apologised to Bangladesh Bank for extending unprecedented amounts of credit card loans to its directors and their relatives violating the rules.

Staying abroad, cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore continues to make anti-government statements on Facebook, the prosecution told a Dhaka court yesterday.

The High Court today issued a rule over compensation of Tk 50 lakh to Gonoshasthaya Kendra programme officer Awlad Hossain who has been suffering in jail for 68 days under fake arrest warrants.

A scintillating unbeaten knock from Yasir Ali was not enough as Khulna Tigers succumbed to a narrow six-run defeat against Shakib Al Hasan’s Fortune Barishal in their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) encounter under lights at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19 but was feeling fine and would continue to work remotely while following public health guidelines.

A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by a cook in Chattogram city’s Lalkhan Bazar area this afternoon.

A Buddhist monk was found dead in Ghukrachhari Dharmasukh Bouddha Bihar of Khagrachhari Sadar upazila this morning.

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing council member secretary Ismail Haider Mollick informed that the board will investigate the incident between Mehedi Hasan Miraz and his franchise Chattogram Challengers after the cricketer was stripped of captaincy, creating a chaotic scene throughout the day on Sunday.

A Pabna court today sent to jail three people, including Bharara union parishad chairman, in connection with the murder of an independent chairman candidate Yasin Alam.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting opined that even though it was shocking to see Virat Kohli stepping down as India Test captain, it could see the 33-year-old breaking more records with less burden on his shoulders. 

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged judges and lawyers to work together to ensure that justice seekers are not harassed.

Aklima Begum, 22, wife of farmer Mohor Ali of remote char ‘Karai Barisal’ in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram, gave birth to her first child four years ago suffering from various complications.

Today is the 101st birth anniversary of late Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, former president of Bangladesh.

Rafa Nadal edged Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final on Sunday, roaring back from two sets down to claim a record 21st Grand Slam title only months after fearing his glorious career might be over due to injury.

England fell agonisingly short of a record target in Test cricket after Australia staged a remarkable fightback to draw the one-off women's Ashes Test at Canberra's Manuka Oval on Sunday and take a 6-4 lead in the multi-format series.

A man and his son went missing in the Karnaphuli river of Chattogram while they were fishing early today, said police.

There was drama today afternoon regarding cricketer Mehedi Hasan Miraz leaving Chattogram Challengers outfit and departing for Dhaka after he was stripped of captaincy yesterday before their match against Khulna Tigers in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

The High Court today directed the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) to submit a list of names of the Bangladeshi individuals who deposited money to foreign banks including the Swiss banks, by March 6.

The zebras at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park did not die, they were killed, Gazipur-3 constituency lawmaker Md Iqbal Hossain Sabuj said today.

A helicopter landed right in the middle of the MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram without warning this afternoon just as Minister Group Dhaka cricketers were having their practice session for their upcoming BPL matches.