As possible ways out of a shutdown-induced session jam, the authorities of Dhaka University are mulling over various measures, including merging two semesters into one, taking extra classes, and cutting public holidays.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said members of law enforcement agency are acting quickly to arrest the accused in the Noakhali gang rape incident case.

Jatiya Party Chairman and Deputy Leader of the Opposition GM Quader yesterday said the existing law on rape cases should be amended with the provision of maximum death penalty.

Regional connectivity through the Bay of Bengal can change the fate of South Asian people through trade and economy, especially of the landlocked Nepal, Bhutan and India’s Northeast, said economists and foreign relations experts yesterday.

The religious affairs ministry yesterday warned people, who want to go for Umrah hajj, not to do any transaction with anyone before official announcement from the ministry in this regard.

Two cousins ​​were killed after a passenger bus ran them over at Navaran Colony junction on Jashore-Benapole highway at 11am yesterday.

The Supreme Court yesterday commuted the death sentence of three convicts to imprisonment till natural death in sensational Gopal Krishna Muhuri murder case of Chattogram.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a machine operator of Directorate General of Health Education (DGHE) on charges of leaking medical and dental admission test question papers.

A Dhaka court today placed a machine operator of the Directorate General of Health Education (DGHE) on five-day remand on charges of leaking medical and dental admission test question papers.

Police bar a procession against incidents of rape brought out by members of Bangladesh Chhatra Union in Dhaka.

The slope of Choupasha Bridge over a branch of the river Kalijira is yet to be repaired even one year after it got damaged following an accident in Barishal.

The High Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail for four weeks to former member of parliament from Pirojpur AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parveen in two separate corruption cases.

The trial of Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case began at a Dhaka tribunal yesterday, with deposition of the complainant.

Teachers across the globe celebrated World Teacher’s Day yesterday with the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”.

Bangladesh along with Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) will host the virtual Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) leaders’ event tomorrow.

The government cannot avoid the liability for various incidents of violence against women, including rape, said Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday.

Around 93.4 percent of the generated medical and healthcare waste every day from households and healthcare units across the country is left unmanaged due to lack of a proper management system, causing severe environmental pollution as well as health problems, a study has found.

On Saturday afternoon, thousands of villagers gathered around the banks of the Arial Kha river with a resolve. Over the past few years, erosion caused by the river has intensified, submerging two mosques, a primary school, at least 50 houses, and hundreds of acres of agricultural land.

Democratic Left Alliance (DLA) activists and police scuffled yesterday at Shahbagh during a procession demanding arrears and announcement of minimum wage for jute mill workers.

After several months, the clay is being moulded, the paintbrushes are running, and idols of deities are on their way to mandaps for the big celebration.