The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today asked the High Court to hear and dispose of the writ petition filed challenging the government decision over taking back timescale facilities given to 48,720 government primary school teachers in three weeks.

Six people were killed and five others were injured after a truck hit a human haulier in Jhenidah's Shailkupa upazila.

The High Court in a full text verdict has observed that the government can neither withdraw any corruption case filed and moved by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) nor can it recommend withdrawal of such cases.

The date of the 41st BCS exam has finally been announced 14 months after the advertisement. This BCS preliminary examination will be held on March 19. The special 42nd BCS preliminary examination for doctors will be held on February 28.

The High Court today wanted to know specifically the steps and plan of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to implement its 2011 directives for sealing off the drains and sewerage lines linked to the Buriganga River and to stop its pollution.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Faridpur's Saltha Police Station Mohammad Ali Jinnah has been withdrawn for allegedly physically assaulting and verbally abusing a freedom fighter.

The Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) received 13 brand new motorcycles today to boost the emergency 999 service and beat policing activities.

Newly formed ‘Nagorik Moncho’, a citizens’ platform in Pabna, has called upon people to boycott the Awami League candidate in the upcoming Pabna municipality election.

The wife of an expatriate was allegedly stabbed by a UP member in Chaugachha Upazila of Jashore last night.

One person died and at least six others were injured after the compressor of an air-conditioner exploded at a visa processing office in Dhaka's Gulshan area this afternoon.

A Dhaka court today allowed police to conduct drug test on Fardin Iftekhar Dihan, the lone accused arrested in a case filed over the rape and murder of an O-level student in Dhaka's Kalabagan area.

A Dhaka tribunal today granted ad interim bail to Baul singer Rita Dewan in a case filed for “hurting religious sentiment” under the Digital Security Act.

A man was stabbed to death, allegedly by a group of muggers in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area, early today.

A contingent of 122 members of Bangladesh Armed Forces have reached Delhi yesterday to participate in the 2021 Republic Day parade there in commemoration of Bangladesh’s 50th anniversary of independence.

The nephew of former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha today completed his deposition before a Dhaka court in a money laundering case.

Body of a youth hanging from a tree was recovered today from Dhaka’s Motijheel T&T colony area.

Serum Institute of India will sell the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Bangladesh at $4 a dose, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, about 47% more than India will pay for its inoculation campaign.

A woman was brutally tortured in front of her minor children by one of her neighbouring families on theft charge in Ghatail upazila.

In a display of affinity for their community, about 700 volunteers from different villages recently joined hands to build a new road to ease sufferings of inhabitants of eight villages in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda upazila.

The scores of needless schemes that are being undertaken each year to construct or repair embankments around haors in the north-eastern districts are yet another way to fleece the public of their money, said concerned citizens in the region.