The CID on Sunday arrested the alleged godfather of a human trafficking ring that ran boats to carry people from Bangladesh to Malaysia.

The cabinet yesterday approved the draft Sarkari Chakori Ain 2018 with a provision for the Anti-Corruption Commission to take prior permission of the authorities concerned for arresting any public servant.

Joj Mia, the man who attained infamy when he was falsely-implicated in the August 21 grenade attack, still harbours hopes that one day the state will end his prolonged suffering.

Complaints of irregularities in the distribution of VGF (Vulnerable Group Feeding) rice have been reported in several districts.

Bangladesh carved a small piece of history by moving into the knockout stage of the football event of the Asian Games for the first time with a stunning 1-0 win over mighty Qatar at the Patriot Stadium in Jakarta yesterday.

A nine-year-old schoolboy was killed and his father and classmate were injured when a sand-laden power-tiller trailer hit their bicycle in Dinajpur's Chirirbandar yesterday.

Khagrachhari town remains gripped by fear after two brazen gun attacks in public areas led to the murder of seven people.

Rescuers yesterday searched submerged villages in southwest India in a desperate hunt for survivors after floods killed at least 370 people and drove more than 700,000 from their homes.

Officer-in-charge of Dhunat Police Station freed a rape accused, who is a member of Dhunat upazila unit Awami League, four hours after he was arrested on Friday night.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is all set to enter a new era with its first Boeing 787-8, known as the Dreamliner, joining its fleet at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday.

With two days to Eid, local traders fear rotting or smuggling of unsold rawhide of sacrificial animals as tanners have not paid the arrears with which they could buy the hides.

Juktofront Chairman AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and eminent jurist and Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain have decided to forge a greater political unity.

The Prime Minister's Office yesterday directed Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to take legal actions against multi-storied buildings and shopping malls that violated their approved designs and shrunk parking zones.

Some Western diplomats have voiced concern over continued arrests and fate of those already in police custody over recent student demonstrations for safe roads.

Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans gathered excitedly yesterday on the eve of their first meeting for nearly seven decades with family members in North Korea.

With the Eid-ul-Azha only two days away, holidaymakers leaving Dhaka were delayed in long tailbacks on some major highways.

North Korean state media blamed Donald Trump's political opponents for the "deadlock" over denuclearisation yesterday, urging the US President to act boldly to make progress on the thorny issue.

China yesterday said it has sacked six senior officials over a vaccine scandal that inflamed public fears over the safety of domestically produced drugs.

Police yesterday said they did not arrest quota reform leader Lutfun Nahar Luma in connection with a viral video clip where a girl is seen spreading rumours over the recent student protest for road safety.

Two transport workers allegedly raped a madrasa student at Bhuapur upazila of Tangail on Friday night.