Buet student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of the university unit, is buried at his village at Raidanga village in Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia.

People of Kandulia Uttarpara village in Ghatail upazila formed a human chain at the upazila parishad premises yesterday, demanding immediate arrest of the culprits involved in killing Abdus Sobahan, 55, of the village a few days ago.

Unidentified criminals killed a trader by slitting his throat in Bhola’s Monpura upazila early yesterday.

A court here yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for raping a six-year-old girl in 2016.

Police on Monday arrested a man on charge of beating his wife and shaving her head in Joypurhat Sadar upazila.

A man was held on charge of raping a woman, mother of two children, in Phulpur upazila on Sunday.

Two days before the beginning of a 22-day government ban on netting, selling, and transporting hilsa, the price of the fish has increased at the wholesale market in the district.

Fishermen working in the Bay remain highly vulnerable as most of the trawlers operate without adequate lifesaving equipment.

Prof Dr M Shahjahan has been made acting Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) in Gopalganj seven days after Khondoker Md Nasiruddin resigned from the post of VC.

Expelled Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan has been placed on fresh remand for seven more days in two cases related to drugs and money laundering after his arrest for running a casino in Fakirapool area of Dhaka.

The World Bank releases a study on Bangladesh’s poverty eradication situation saying some eight million people came out of the poverty cycle from 2010 to 2016 while Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal expects it to be reduced significantly in next three years.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Wednesday to brief media about the outcome of her just-concluded visit to New York and India.

Mentioning that the government has been able to create a conducive atmosphere for all to celebrate religious festivals with due dignity and freedom, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says it is the best achievement of Bangladesh as all people irrespective of their religions are celebrating the festivals together.

Condemning the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad, BNP alleges that the ruling party members have “stained their hands with blood” so that no one can speak and write about the misdeeds and wrongdoings of Awami League-led government.

Abrar Fahad, a meritorious student of Buet, had no affiliation with Shibir, his family members says.

In a move to establish major energy infrastructure, including power generation projects in Bangladesh, Japan’s largest energy company JERA Co Inc has acquired a 22 percent stake in Summit Power International Limited for $330 million.

Following the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad, students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) and the universities of Dhaka, Rajshahi and Jahangirnagar staged protests demanding punishment of the killers.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) detain two officials of District Primary Education Office (DPEO) in Thakurgaon on charges of taking bribe.

Around eight million people in Bangladesh have come out of poverty between 2010 and 2016, according to the latest poverty assessment report of World Bank.

A dengue patient dies at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH).