A court here on Monday sentenced five people to death for killing a youth in 2009.

A man went missing as a boat capsized in the River Kacha under Bhandaria upazila of the district on Monday.

A farmer was electrocuted at Sonatola village in Sadullapur upazila of the district yesterday.

Robbers shoot dead seven including manager of Bangladesh Commerce Bank, Kathgora branch in Ashulia during a broad daylight robbery at the bank, cops say. Angry mob lynch a robber after capturing two while fleeing.

BNP-led 20-party alliance announces countrywide hartal for Wednesday protesting today’s attack on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade. Dhaka and Chittagong metropolitan areas will remain out of the hartal purview.

High Court directs officer-in-charge of Savar Police Station to submit a progress report before it by April 26 on trial proceedings of the cases filed over incident of Rana Plaza collapse that killed 1,135 people in April 2013.

Saudi Arabia expatriate Dulal Miah and his son have remained traceless since their abduction from Hatibeer village in Bhaluka upazila under the district early Thursday.

A grocer was shot by an unidentified gang at bypass road in Jessore Airport area on Saturday night.

A man was killed over land dispute at Eralia village in Baniarchang upazila of Habiganj district yesterday.

Fifteen activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were arrested with bombs and leaflets from a school in Mirpur upazila of the district yesterday.

A mobile court in Satkhira yesterday sentenced a school teacher to one year's imprisonment for his objectionable remark about the

The traditional Sangrai festival of indigenous people in Bandarban formally came to an end yesterday through Jalkeli (water splashing).

The High Court fixes April 22 for holding final hearing on a seven-year-old petition challenging the legality of a corruption case against Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman.

Around one thousand landless women belonging to 40 groups are now engaged in growing different crops on sandy char (landmass

The Daily Star, and Standard Chartered Bank yesterday jointly launched a book of photos, containing award winning photographs and a

A school maths question posted on Facebook by a Singaporean TV presenter stumps thousands, and left many asking if that's really what is expected of Singaporean students.

Five more Bangladeshi nationals comes back home after being evacuated from war-torn Yemen. This is the third batch of stranded Bangladeshis who came back to the country after evacuation. Twenty-one were brought home earlier.

A tribunal in Dhaka fixes April 20 to pass order on whether contempt of court proceedings will be initiated against Jamaat lawyer Tajul Islam and five Jamaat-Shibir leaders for their statements before the media after a verdict.

Internet users deny access to Google Inc's Malaysia website Tuesday, and redirect to a hacked page saying "Google Malaysia Hacked by Tiger-Mate #Bangladeshi Hacker".

Robbers loot Tk 3.18 lakh breaking a booth of Dutch Bangla Bank Limited's first track office in Kushtia town.