A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against Regent Group Chairman Shahed Karim, its Managing Director Masud Parvez and two others in a case filed over misappropriating Tk 25.27 lakh from a businessman.

Archaeologists have found the man who had discovered a copperplate mentioning a millennium-old higher-learning centre in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar.

Members of Counter Terrorism (CT) unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police early today arrested an active member of the militant group Neo JMB in connection with a bomb blast at a traffic police box in the port city that injured five people, including two policemen, on February 28.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast that rain or thundershowers may continue for the next three days across the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked all concerned to keep up the growth, achieved in agriculture amid the coronavirus pandemic, to ensure food security alongside making efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court today challenging Bangladesh Bar Council’s decision to not allow candidates, who passed the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) test in 2017 but failed the written test, to appear for the written test again to enroll as lawyers.

Transport movement on Dhaka-Chattogram highway remained suspended for two hours as workers of a jute mill blocked the highway in Cumilla, demanding arrears of last five months and Eid bonus.

Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU) yesterday arrested an alleged member of banned militant group Ansar al Islam from Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj district.

Four drug peddlers were killed in a gunfight between two groups of traders in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today, said police.

Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal President Shafiul Bari Babu died at a hospital in Dhaka early today.

Former advisor to a caretaker government, AKM Amanul Islam Chowdhury, died from Covid-19. He was 83.

Forest department seized around 30kg of venison and heads of two deer from the Sundarbans on Sunday.

The approach road on the eastern side of Boro Basalia bridge on the Louhajang river in Tangail Sadar upazila was washed away on Sunday morning due to strong current in the river during the ongoing flood.

Tension still prevails among the miners of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur after five miners’ leaders have been arrested on Saturday.

A portion of about 30-km-long Khulna-Mongla highway in Bagerhat lies in awful state for long, causing immense sufferings to commuters.

About 60 percent of the families of migrant workers did not receive any remittance over the last three months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey report of Bangladesh Civil Society for Migration.

The number of daily Covid-19 tests has continued to decline over the past three weeks, although experts have all along been saying that increasing the number is crucial to stem the virus infection.

The government today issued some directives, including asking people to offer Eid prayers at their nearest mosques instead of a Eidgah or open spaces while maintaining recommended health guidelines, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh directs the lessees of all the 11 cattle markets, which are set to open tomorrow, to strictly follow health guidelines.

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by multiple assaulters in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila early today and six people, including an underaged boy, were detained in connection with the case.