Police detained 18 Rohingyas, including 10 children, in Moulvibazar town yesterday after they had entered the country from India illegally.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday dismissed all doubts raised by economists about this fiscal year’s GDP growth estimate amid the pandemic and the Ukraine war that has upset the global economy afresh.

Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains yesterday in a counterattack that could signal a shift in the momentum of the war, while Kyiv shut gas flows on a route through Russian-held territory, raising the spectre of an energy crisis in Europe.

A man landed in jail yesterday on charges of tying the hands of a 12-year-old school boy and torturing him in Atghoria, Pabna, on Monday.

An Arabic teacher has been accused of raping a 12-year-old boy in Kulaura, Moulvibazar, on Tuesday.   

The trial of two cases filed against Rafiqul Islam Madani, better known as Shishu Bokta for his boyish looks, began at a Dhaka court yesterday with testimonies of the complainants.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming yesterday told reporters that Bangladesh was not in any Chinese debt trap.

Sri Lanka’s economy will “collapse” unless a new government is urgently appointed, the central bank chief warned yesterday, as security forces fanned out on the streets to restore order after spasms of mob violence. 

To perform hajj under government management this year, pilgrims will have to spend at least Tk 4,62,150, about Tk 1 lakh more than it cost in 2020.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said his ministry was working to bring some necessary changes in the draft of the Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Bill to make it a law that would protect journalists properly.   

An Al Jazeera reporter was shot dead during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank yesterday, with Palestinians and the news channel accusing Israel of killing her and Israel’s leader saying she was likely hit by Palestinian fire.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for creating opportunities for sports, exercise and cultural activities for everyone saying these are a must for building a nation.

An appeal was filed with the Supreme Court yesterday challenging a High Court verdict that acquitted Awami League lawmaker Haji Md Salim of the charge of concealing information about his wealth in which he was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by the trial court.

Giving a voice to the twinkling stars above us with his santoor, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma always echoed the beauty of his home state Jammu through his music.

Thousands more civilians have been killed in Ukraine during nearly 11 weeks of war there than the official UN death toll of 3,381, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission for the country said yesterday.

For every kilometre an individual travelled by train operated by private firms, the Bangladesh Railway spent Tk 2.43 and earned Tk 0.62, incurring a loss of Tk 1.81, according to the last three years’ data presented before the parliamentary body on railways ministry.

The cabinet division has asked the public administration ministry to take departmental action against Khulna Zila Parishad Asaduzzaman CEO Asaduzzaman for concealing information in the application for Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award) 2022, said sources.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday invited US businesspersons with the assurance of the best possible policy framework for an investment-friendly atmosphere in Bangladesh.

Detectives yesterday arrested two more shop employees over last month’s fierce clashes between Dhaka College students and shopkeepers of New Market that left two people dead and scores injured.

Two construction workers were killed as a pile of earth came crashing down on them in Tangail town yesterday.