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 Jubo League activist died of stab wounds at a Jashore hospital early yesterday after being injured in an attack by unidentified criminals in the district town’s Old Kasba area.

Three accused in a gang rape case were arrested in Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.

Police recovered the body of a woman from Belemath in Jhenidah’s Gopalpur village yesterday morning.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected to fly in in Israel as the Ukraine war rages, aiming to rally regional support for Kyiv and quell the Jewish state’s worries about a looming nuclear deal with Iran.

Investigators have found some vital clues to the killing of Jahidul Islam Tipu, former general secretary of Motijheel Awami League, and hope to soon inform the media, said the Detective Branch of police.

Thousands of people fled their homes near a Philippine volcano Saturday after an eruption sent ash and steam hundreds of metres into the sky.

Households with pre-paid meters will suffer most if the recommendation of the 43 percent hike in gas price is implemented -- a development that can slow down the installation of the meters.

US President Joe Biden met top Ukrainian ministers in an emphatic show of support yesterday, as Russia signalled it may scale down its war aims after failing to break Kyiv’s resistance in a month of fighting and deadly attacks on civilians.

Saad Rahman, a private service holder, got up early in the morning to purchase train tickets online.

A private company has been coercing farmers to sell cropland to set up a power plant at Bhabanipur village in Hemayetpur union of Pabna Sadar upazila, locals have alleged.

Tens of thousands of people have started marching to the Pakistani capital in a show of opposition to Prime Minister Imran Khan who is expected to face a vote of no confidence next week.

Programmes celebrating the country’s Independence Day yesterday, were marred by violence in different districts.

The Rab arrested a youth in Kalihati upazila’s Elenga area on Friday night over the murder of a seventh grader.

Diarrhoea has broken out in at least 10 areas of the capital as more and more patients are being admitted to different hospitals.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Bangladesh remains vocal on humanitarian issues as he defended voting in favour of the latest resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

Former US president Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party leaders and others alleging they falsely accused him of colluding with Russia ahead of the 2016 election.

One year after the Hefajat mayhem in Brahmanbaria, investigation of any of 55 cases filed in connection with the incident is yet to be completed.

The United States will work to supply 15 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union this year to help it wean off Russian energy supplies, the transatlantic partners said yesterday.

Rab rescued 58 people, mostly Rohingyas, off Teknaf coast in Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.