A special tribunal in Dhaka today issued warrant to arrest three persons including Baul Rita Dewan in a case lodged under Digital Security Act for “hurting religious sentiments”.

The US Ambassador to Bangladesh has said that the US has reiterated its support to Bangladesh through humanitarian assistance and political engagement for a solution to the Rohingya crisis.

Second phase of elections to 61 municipalities will be held on January 16, the Election Commission announced today.

A court in Tangail today rejected bail of Shahidur Rahman Khan Mukti, former mayor of Tangail municipality and an accused, in freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved in principle a proposal of the Health Services Division to procure Covid-19 vaccine directly from any organisation through negotiations without following any bidding process.

The High Court today observed that all the corrupt and money launderers including Proshanta Kumar Halder must be brought to the book and they cannot be spared.

Bangladesh Coast Guard members detained seven Myanmar nationals with over two lakh yaba tablets in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today.

The High Court today came down hard on two private companies of Md Noor Ali -- Unique Property Development Ltd (UPDL), and Sonargaon Economic Zone (SEZ) -- for grabbing and filling farmland, lowland and water bodies in order to establish a housing project and economic zone at Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj.

Police recovered a young woman’s body from the embankment of the Singimari river in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat this morning.

A tribunal in Dhaka today sentenced seven people to death for killing and burning the body of Atik Ullah Chowdhury, a valiant freedom fighter and former chairman of Konda union under Keraniganj upazila, in 2013.

People in Dinajpur and Joypurhat formed separate human chains in the district towns yesterday, demanding arrest of Hefajat-e-Islam leader Mawlana Mamunul Haque for opposing establishment of Bangabandhu’s sculpture.

Swapan Kumar Biswas, a resident of Mahdebpur village in Jhenidah’s Kaliganj upazila, has been success in prawn farming. He is a field assistant of the upazila fisheries office by profession.

Nothing seems to be working for Upazila Health Complex in Khaliajuri of Netrakona.

Near about a thousand people travelling every day on Pabna-Rajbari road are facing immense sufferings as ferry services between Najirganj and Joukura points, over the mighty Padma river, remain suspended over the last couple of months due to poor navigability.

Bangladesh has urged countries to be more ambitious on mitigation, adaptation, climate finance and the issue of loss and damage.

The High Court will deliver a verdict tomorrow on a writ petition challenging the legality of earth filling by Unique Property Development Ltd, and Sonargaon Economic Zone, two private companies, for establishing a housing project and economic zone at Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj.

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court today stayed a High Court order for 8 weeks that had halted the election to Faridpur municipality scheduled for December 10 this year.

For the fourth time this year, Bangladeshis expatriates have sent remittance of over US $2 billion, despite the global economic fallout due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“No structure can be set up on land along rivers. If anyone tries to harm rivers, we will take strict action,” said Dr Muzibur Rahman Howlader, chairperson of National River Conservation Commission (NRCC), while visiting Dhaleshwari River in Savar today.

A mobile court during a drive has recovered around 20 acres of forest land grabbed by the encroachers in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar.