About three-quarters of the complaints against 12 public service-oriented institutions filed during Anti-Corruption Commission's mass hearings have not been disposed of, a Transparency International Bangladesh report revealed yesterday.

Even though a year has passed, the Santals who were evicted from the land of Sahebganj-Bagda sugarcane farm in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj were yet to be rehabilitated and compensated.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to stop the use of pneumatic horns in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country.

Saudi Arabia has arrested dozens of senior figures including princes, ministers and a top business tycoon, with authorities yesterday pledging "fair" justice after a sweeping purge seen as consolidating the crown prince's hold on power.

President Donald Trump yesterday issued a stern warning that "no dictator" should underestimate the United States as he kicked off an Asian tour dominated by the North Korea nuclear crisis.

A Kuala Lumpur-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was delayed by around 25 minutes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday and the airport and the pilot of the plane are blaming each other for it.

A teenage girl was murdered by her stalker at Sarafdinagar village under Harirampur upazila of Manikganj yesterday afternoon.

Joydebpur police have arrested four men in connection with gang rape of a woman in Gazipur.

The sweet, round mandarins that hang from the trees on the hilly terrain of the district usually bring much joy to the farmers of the region.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the Commonwealth countries to force Myanmar to stop persecution on its Rohingya citizens and take them back from Bangladesh at the earliest.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe openly pilloried his deputy and possible successor Saturday, saying he might sack him, in a combative speech at a rally where his wife Grace was booed by some in the crowd.

A pregnant housewife was strangled for dowry at Udaypur village in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj early yesterday, police said.

Tausifur's parents were shopping at Police Plaza Concord when they realised that the six-year-old seen moments ago was not with them.

Saudi Arabia yesterday intercepted and destroyed a "ballistic missile" close to the capital Riyadh after it was launched from Yemen, state media reported.

An eight-month-old child was stabbed by his mentally challenged uncle at Kamrangirchar in the capital last night.

The Awami League and its archrival BNP look to summon all their strength to ensure victory in the upcoming mayoral polls to six important city corporations as the elections will be a crucial test of their popularity ahead of the parliamentary polls.

The UN has expressed willingness to work with the Election Commission to reduce the risk of electoral violence in the next parliamentary polls scheduled to be held late next year.

The government is going to seek review of the entire verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution.

Fighting corruption, empowering women and ensuring transparency in the activities of top officials of Commonwealth countries are likely to feature prominently at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference that formally begins in the city today.

Al Amin Johnny, one of the key accused in the Kakrail double murder case, stabbed Shamsun Nahar Karim and her son to death inside their residence