A primary school teacher in Chuadanga recently arranged the “marriage” of her 10th grader son with a fifth grader of her school.

The cabinet yesterday approved in principle a bill that carries up to capital punishment for any Ansar member taking part in a mutiny, provoking it or conspiring to do so.

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Kashem Sharif, former president of Niko Resources (Bangladesh) Ltd, to five years’ rigorous imprisonment for taking bribe from Niko, a Canadian Oil and Gas Exploration Company.

The 94th Academy awards were historic, but not in the sense that you are probably thinking.

Leaders and activists of Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) clashed with police and also were attacked allegedly by ruling Awami League supporters in the capital and some other major cities during its nationwide half-day hartal yesterday.

Detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has skipped three days of her trial in a junta court after Covid-19 was detected among her staff and she was placed in quarantine, a source with knowledge of the case said yesterday.

At least 20 people were injured as miscreants hurled crude bombs on the workers of Benapole Land Port in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila, triggering a clash over the responsibility of the port’s cargo handling work yesterday.

Investigators are yet to find a satisfactory answer from the alleged shooter on the motive and mastermind behind the recent double murder.

The Payment and Settlement Systems Bill 2022 was placed in parliament yesterday with a provision to punish top bank officials for fraudulence committed digitally.

The threat of a global conflict spawned by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should convince everyone that the time has come for humanity to abolish war before it abolishes humanity, Pope Francis said yesterday.

Police have recovered the bodies of four people, including a college student, in separate incidents in Savar, Mymensingh, Pabna and Noakhali since Saturday evening.

Russia wants to split Ukraine into two, as happened with North and South Korea, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said yesterday, vowing “total” guerrilla warfare to prevent a carve up of the country.

The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) is all set to observe a half-day strike across the country today protesting the price hike of daily essentials.

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to keep the functions of primary schools across the country closed during the upcoming holy Ramadan.

A Dhaka court yesterday accepted charges against PK Halder, former managing director of NRB Global Bank, and 13 others in a graft case.

A Dhaka court yesterday asked Rab to submit by April 26 the probe report in journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi murder case.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for spreading the country’s history among the new generation to inspire them to take the country ahead with the spirit of patriotism.

The deep tube-well operator, who is being held responsible by the family of Santal farmer Abhinath Mardi for instigating his suicide in Rajshahi’s Godagari Wednesday, has gone into hiding, said police.

Seven months after tendering his resignation on November 10, 2017 from the post of chief justice, Surendra Kumar Sinha had bought a three-storied building in the US for $280,000.

The Election Commission (EC) will start updating the voter list from May 20 and this would be the last registration of prospective voters before the 12th parliamentary election.