A man was arrested on Sunday in Bishwashpara of Habiganj for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl on Wednesday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday slapped a ban on holding outdoor celebrations of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New

Leaders and activists of Beanibazar Gonojagoron Mancha yesterday formed a human chain protesting the killing of secular activist and

Jongibad o Samprodaikota Protirodh Morcha, a platform against communalism and militancy, yesterday urged the government to ban Bangladesh Awami Olama League.

The government yesterday promoted four secretaries to senior secretary positions.

Chhayanaut, a leading cultural organisation of the country and the founder of ushering in Pahela Baishakh with a dawn time cultural

A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned till May 8 the hearing of the Eskaton double murder case filed against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of

Fire gutted valuables, worth Tk 2 lakh, of seven shops in Sultanpur area of Raozan upazila in Chittagong early yesterday.

The High Court yesterday stayed for six months a government order suspending Gazipur City Corporation mayor MA Mannan for being

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is dissatisfied at the way BRTC is operating and blamed its depot managers for the dismal state.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police reiterates the restrictions on this year’s Bangla New year celebration that will include curb on outdoor activities after 5:00pm.

The High Court bench of Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice AKM Shahidul Huq yesterday fixed tomorrow for delivering

Experts and stakeholders yesterday pointed out that many crucial issues, like speed limits, accident probes, safety and victims' compensation, and their related aspects have been missed out in a recently drafted “Bangladesh Road Transport Act-2016”.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for developing the country's prisons as correction centres so that prisoners could leave their dark past and return to the normal life after serving their jail terms, reports UNB.

On the occasion of the first death anniversary of Dr Nuruzzaman Khokon, a free medical camp was organised in Norshingdi yesterday.

Advocate Ekhlak Hossain, former public prosecutor of Rajshahi Bar Council and founder president of Rajshahi Metropolitan BNP, died at a hospital in the capital on Friday, aged 75.

A worker of PHP Glass factory died in a workplace accident in Barabkunda area of Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Saturday night.

Nagorik Chhatra Oikya and Nagorik Jubo Oikya jointly staged a sit-in on Saturday in front of the capital's Jatiya Press Club, demanding immediate release of their imprisoned leader Mahmudur Rahman Manna.

The qulkhwani of Amena Begum, widow of journalist Rezaul Huq and mother of prominent Rabindra singer Mita Huq, will be held in her Dhanmondi residence in the capital after the maghrib prayers today.

Leaders of organisations representing ethnic minority communities yesterday demanded that the government ensures trials of killings in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, including the Logang killings in 1992.