Awami League leaders and activists have been working relentlessly to ensure win for the party’s mayoral candidate Sheikh Abdur Rahman in the Mongla Port municipality polls otherwise considered as a BNP-dominated municipality.

Former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon has asked, “What is the market value of Taposh’s reputation?”

Expressing concern and resentment over the growing tendency of blaming victims of rape, torture and murder in real life and on social media, Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) today demanded that such acts be brought under the law.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said it has been possible for the Awami League government to establish Bangladesh as a role model of development in the world since it has been in power for a long time.

The results of Higher Secondary Certificate exams will be published by January 28, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam has said.

A Dhaka court today framed charges against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee and five others in a case filed for embezzlement of Tk 1.27 crore from Islamic Foundation’s Zakat Fund.

Two people were killed as a Dhaka-bound train hit their motorcycle in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon this morning.

Four people, including a couple, were killed and 20 were injured in a fire at a colony in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur early today.

A Panchagarh court yesterday sent four people to jail in connection with a case for killing a college boy in Panchagarh’s Atwary upazila for ransom a week ago.

Unidentified criminals stabbed a college student to death in Habiganj’s Baniachong upazila on Saturday night.

Madaripur Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Saturday night recovered the decomposed body of a schoolgirl from a septic tank in Kalkini upazila, after nearly 11 months of her missing in February last year.

Extreme cold in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat over the past several days has been forcing farmers and agricultural workers to stay inside their homes.

The High Court has ruled that women cannot become Nikah (Muslim marriage) registrar due to certain "physical conditions" and social as well as practical situations of the country.

Police today rescued five workers including two children who were confined in a brick kiln in Pirojpur’s Indurkani after receiving a call for help through the helpline number 999.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said vested quarters who have tried to foil Bangladesh's independence have failed.

The High Court today issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain in two weeks why they should not be directed to recruit adequate manpower and set up offices and training centres under the Department of Environment (DoE) at upazila levels across the country in order to protect and develop environment.

Dhaka wants BIMSTEC having quicker and more intense engagement amongst the member states to bring out the best possible results for the mutual benefit.

Veteran politician and former state minister of Jatiya Party Khaledur Rahman Tito passed away in Jashore Combined Military Hospital (CMH) today at the age of 75.

Four people were sent to jail today in a case filed over the gang-rape of a woman with a mental disability in Homna upazila of Cumilla.

The government has cancelled the freedom fighter certificates of 52 people including Mosleh Uddin Khan -- one of the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.