A suspended constable was arrested today in connection with the death of Rayhan Ahmed after allegedly being tortured in police custody.

Eighteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities decided to curtail admission test marks, hold division-wise tests and not to hold online admission tests for the 2020-2021 academic session.

The High Court today granted an eight-week anticipatory bail to independent lawmaker from Faridpur-4 constituency Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, also known as Nixon Chowdhury, in a case filed on charges of violating the election code of conduct during Charbhadrasan upazila parishad by-election.

A Dhaka court today adjourned the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and nine others in Niko graft case till November 24.

The committee formed to investigate the incident of a woman’s rape in Sylhet’s Murari Chand College on September 25 has submitted its report to the High Court.

An indefinite bus strike is underway in Habiganj district since today morning, protesting illegal movement of CNG-run autorickshaws on the highways.

A Dhaka court today took cognisance of charges against expelled Dhaka South Jubo League President Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in two cases filed under arms and narcotics control acts.

Workers of goods-carrying water transports went on work abstention from early today to press home their 11-point demand which includes implementation of tri-party contracts, compensation for death on duty, and increased social safety net.

The Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Bhanga upazila in Faridpur has stirred panic among locals after firing some blank shots from his newly purchased shotgun on the premises of his residence.

At least 20 people, including BNP chairperson's adviser Taimur Alam Khondaker, were injured in an attack allegedly by a group of Chhatra League men at a programme of BNP in Rupganj of Narayanganj today.

Hundreds of inhabitants of 20 villages in Dhobaura upazila are living in misery since the bridge on the Indian Chhora river, running through Baghpara village, collapsed partially five years ago.

Police recovered the body of a youth in Melandah upazila yesterday, seven days after he went missing on October 12.

Students of a government primary school in Sadar upazila of the district is facing uncertainty as the institution is under threat of being washed away due to continuous erosion by the Begbati river.

Allegations are surfacing about a rice dealer who is giving short weight to recipients of an affordable rice distribution programme of the government in Moulvibazar’s Baralekha upazila.

Elections and by-elections to more than 200 local bodies -- Zila Parishad, Upazila Parishad and Union Parishad -- will be held on Tuesday.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today inaugurated the “Supreme Court of Bangladesh Cause List Apps” through a virtual meeting.

Upon receiving complaints from child pornography victims and different international law enforcement agencies, the digital forensic team of the cybercrime unit of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) has arrested three Bangladeshi youths from different areas of Dhaka under the Pornography Control Act.

The Brac Bank Limited today filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court verdict that directed the bank to give Tk 15 lakh in compensation to jute mill worker Jaha Alam, who had wrongly suffered in jail for three years instead of the real accused in several corruption cases.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to an engineer, Md Shafiqul Islam, in three cases filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for the officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.