Police arrested a “spiritual healer” for allegedly raping a woman in the name of treatment in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh last night.

A court in Lalmonirhat today placed the main accused -- Abul Hossain alias Hossain Ali -- on a five-day remand in a case filed over the brutal killing of Abu Yunus Md Shahidunnabi Jewel in Lalmonirhat.

Bangladesh today recorded 25 novel coronavirus (Covid-19) deaths and 1,683 fresh cases overnight.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended Dhaka-Kolkata flight from November 12 until further notice.

Suspended SI Akbar Hossain Bhuiyan, prime suspect of custodial killing of Rayhan in Sylhet, has been detained in border area of Lakshmiprashad at Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet, police said.

The Cabinet today approved a proposal of online land registration and mutation process.

Around 50 people were detained by two mobile courts for violating health guidelines for coronavirus in Khulna today morning.

Police have arrested two more accused in connection with the brutal killing of Abu Yunus Md Shahidunnabi Jewel in Lalmonirhat.

Rapid Action Battalion members, in a drive, arrested a Rohingya couple along with 5,300 pieces of yaba and Tk 1.17 crore cash at a flat in Chandgaon residential area of Chattogram city early today.

People from Mro community in Bandarban have protested against construction of a five-star hotel and tourist spot in Chimbuk Hill area.

Construction work of a bridge on a canal in Tangail’s Nagarpur upazila sees very slow progress, causing immense sufferings to commuters.

Members of Bagachhara Police Outpost arrested an alleged smuggler and seized 11kg of silver from his possession near Bagachhara border in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila yesterday.

Bangladesh Railway has formed a five-member committee to investigate the reasons behind the derailment of a fuel oil-laden train in Sreemangal that suspended rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country for nearly 24 hours since Saturday.

Transport workers in Lalmonirhat formed a human chain on Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway yesterday, protesting the attack on one of their leaders and demanding arrest of the culprits involved in the incident.

The authorities launched an investigation into alleged embezzlement of Tk 2.38 lakh meant for the poor, under ‘Amar Bari, Amar Khamar’ initiative of the government, in Kishorganj upazila.

The health ministry has issued a show-cause notice to the newly appointed acting director of the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital Dr KM Mamun Morshed for “criticising the transfer order” of former director Dr Uttam Kumar Barua.

An elephant, with a bullet-riddled body, was dug out of the ground at a protected forest in Cox’s Bazar’s Kalapara area yesterday.

Two journalists were assaulted at the Meherpur District Social Service Office where they had gone to interview the deputy director of the district’s social services on various allegations against him.

The High Court today directed the government to collect all kinds of due revenues, including value added tax (VAT) and tax, from internet companies like Facebook, Google, YouTube and Amazon, which have earned income from the country in the last five years.

The much talked about 'Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2020' was placed in Parliament today in a bid to ensure death penalty as the highest punishment for rape.