Hefajat-e Islam’s Joint Secretary General and Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish’s Secretary General Mamunul Haque and five others have been sued for secretly attending a mahfil in Cumilla's Chandina upazila without the administration's permission.

The High Court has issued eight directives upon the authorities concerned of the government to ensure security, peace and decorum in and outside the jails.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami has said they want to move “very quickly” on water sharing of six common rivers during the 50th celebration of Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations.

The municipality election of Moulvibazar’s Baralekha will be held tomorrow through electronic voting machine (EVM).

Eleven additional deputy inspector generals of police have been recommended for promotion to the rank of deputy inspector general (DIG) today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government will introduce activities of virtual courts at district level during this coronavirus situation to ensure judicial services for the justice seekers.

A Supreme Court lawyer today served a legal notice to the government, asking it to arrange necessary number of medical equipment at the public hospitals across the country in 15 days in order to accurately diagnose diseases and to provide proper treatment to the patients.

Delhi Police have arrested a fugitive Bangladeshi national who fled to India after he was sentenced to death for killing a man in Bagerhat in 2005.

A Dhaka court today ordered to freeze 617 bank accounts and 92 deeds of immovable properties of Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul, the independent lawmaker from Laxmipur-2 constituency, and three others in a graft case.

Stock market index jumped by over 100 points today within two hours of the day’s trading.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines got a new Dash 8-400 aircraft to help it expand operations in the short range, including domestic and South Asian destinations.

A college student jumped off a moving bus at Sujanagar in Sunamganj’s Derai municipality area last evening to escape rape attempt by the bus driver and helper.

Police arrested the manager of a local NGO named RAK in connection with a case filed for embezzling Tk two crore, after allegedly conning 800 members of the NGO, from Paikgachcha upazila in Khulna district.

At least two people were killed and 30 others injured in a clash between people of two rival villages in Kishoreganj’s Itna upazila yesterday morning.

Bumper yield of Aman has brought smile to farmers in Netrokona, who had faced several floods this year.

While most of the killing fields and mass graves of 1971 in Sadar and Begumganj upazilas are hardly recognisable now, the three sites where memorials had been built lie in utter disrepair.

Awami League today announced the names of 64 mayoral candidates for the third phase of municipal elections scheduled for January 30.

An eight-year old child was killed after being gang-raped allegedly over a feud her family had with another in Nasratpur village of Dhunat in Bogura. Four persons were arrested in a case filed in this connection and have confessed to the gang-rape and murder of the child.

A constable of the Industrial Police in Chattogram was arrested by members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) while he was selling illegal firearms in the port city’s Laldighi area yesterday night.

Family members of Ahmed Shafi today alleged that Hefajat-e-Islami Amir Junayed Babunagari and leader Mamunul Haque have been threatening them to withdraw the case filed over Shafi’s death.