A Dhaka court took cognizance of charges against Mizanur Rahman, suspended deputy inspector general of police, and Khandaker Enamul Basir, suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission, in a bribery case.

A marketplace established in Pabna’s Satbaria Bazar to promote rural women entrepreneurs is about to be closed allegedly for lack of fund and patronisation.

In the morning Bangabandhu meets Maulana Bhashani at PG Hospital where the Maulana was admitted the day before for treatment. Bangabandhu spends half an hour with Bhashani, sits on his bedside and enquires about his health. Seeing Bangabandhu, the Maulana exclaims: “You have come. May Allah grant you a long life.”

Britain and Ireland hunkered down yesterday for a powerful storm expected to disrupt air, rail and sea links, cancel sports events, cut electrical power and damage property.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday urged US governors to resist Chinese pressure to shun Taiwan as he warned that Beijing was increasingly taking its diplomatic battle to the local level.

Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged all to take to the streets as part of a movement to bring down the government.

A Gazipur court yesterday sent four young men to jail on charges of gang-raping a girl in Cherag Ali area of Tongi on Friday night.

Millions in the Indian capital voted yesterday in a key regional election, with exit polls suggesting a big defeat for right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bangabandhu calls for “committing ourselves to a strategy of total mobilisation of our resources, human and material”.

Setting a rare example, the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has completed a mega project on time, saving around Tk 1,400 crore.

Malaysian authorities yesterday detained four Bangladeshis in a raid in Petaling Jaya, as part of its operation against undocumented migrant workers.

Climate change has contributed to a sharp drop in bumble bee populations across North America and Europe in recent decades, scientists said Friday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday slammed US sanctions against Venezuela as “illegal” during an official visit to Caracas.

Two policemen were suspended in Joypurhat yesterday for releasing a drug peddler after allegedly taking bribe from him.

At least 200 shanties were gutted as a massive fire tore through two slums in the capital’s Banani T&T area early yesterday.

Hindus gathered in temples across Malaysia yesterday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers, despite concerns about the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

A second medical evacuation flight carrying 24 critically ill Yemenis left the rebel-held capital Sanaa on Saturday, the World Health Organization said.

US President Donald Trump has fired two of the highest-profile witnesses in his impeachment probe, sparking accusations that he is on a campaign of revenge.

A man was killed and his body set on fire allegedly for blackmailing a woman in Bogura’s Dupchanchia upazila on February 4, police said yesterday.

Malaysian authorities yesterday detained four Bangladeshis in a raid in Petaling Jaya, as part of its operation against undocumented migrant workers.