The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka today asked Dhaka Bar Association to inquire into the incident of assaulting a lawyer of Awami League advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu at the courtroom on November 7 in the presence of a magistrate during a remand hearing in a murder case.

A day after being sworn in as the cultural affairs adviser, filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki today urged everyone to judge him by his work, not by his role as an anti-fascist

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today and briefed him about the country’s overall law and order situation

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will pass its order tomorrow on two leave to appeal petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the High Court verdict that doubled her five-year jail term in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case

The interim government yesterday decided in principle to repeal the Cyber Security Act which has been used to curb press freedom and suppress political dissent.

A group of pro-BNP lawyers today assaulted Swapan Krishna Roy Chowdhury, a lawyer for Awami League advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu, at the courtroom in the presence of a Dhaka magistrate during a remand hearing in a murder case

The government has formed an 11-member working group headed by an additional deputy commissioner (revenue) to restore the flow of canals in Dhaka and reclaim them by tackling encroachment and pollution

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said their party leaders and activists have taken a fresh vow to resist the hegemonic forces in a bid to protect democracy, the country’s independence and sovereignty

Interim Government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today said the country’s student-teacher community has regained their freedom of thoughts and the practice of freethinking through the student-led mass uprising..“Along with this, we must now add the capability to contribute to global sc

A Dhaka court today placed former industries minister and Awami League advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu on a six-day remand in a case filed over death of a trader, Abdul Wadud, during quota reform protests in Dhaka's New Market area on July 19

The European Union is ready to support the interim government in “every possible way” in its reform initiatives and fight against corruption.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged Brazil to work more closely with Bangladesh for increasing bilateral cooperation in different fields including trade

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke today reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to cooperate in Bangladesh's democratic transition and strengthen bilateral relations

The High Court has begun hearing on the death reference and appeals in sensational 10-truck arms haul case in Chattogram

Actress Shomi Kaiser and Gaan Bangla TV Chairman Kaushik Hossain Taposh were each placed on three-day remands in a case filed for an attempt to kill trader Ishtiaque Mahmud in front of Azampur Habibullah High School during the quota reform movement on July 18

A Dhaka court today placed actress Shomi Kaiser on a three-day remand in a case filed for an attempt to kill trader Ishtiaque Mahmud in front of Azampur Habibullah High School during quota reform movement on July 18

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said the government developed a National Air Quality Management Action Plan for strategic actions to tackle the sources of air pollution, improve air monitoring, and enhance enforcement mechanisms

The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against editor, publisher, and a writer of Bangla daily Jugantor for “authoring, publishing and disseminating contemptuous statements” in an article

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on Major (retd) Abdul Mannan, former chairman of Bangladesh Industrial Financial Company, in connection with a case filed over charges of embezzling Tk 8 crore

National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the excise duty on inbound and outbound airfare for hajj pilgrims, as well as the value-added tax (VAT) on three types of service charges for reducing overall hajj expenses