The joint forces arrested 678 more people across the country in the last 24 hours till this afternoon as part of the "Operation Devil Hunt", according to the Police Headquarters.

Private university students have been protesting at Dhaka University (DU) campus centring the announcement of a new student organisation led by leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.

The court passed the order after granting a no-confidence (naraji) petition submitted by the DU authorities.

Jobaidul was the vice-president of Akhanagar union unit of BNP.

Anisur and Mamun were produced before the court today, a court staffer said.

Meanwhile, Youth Adviser Asif Mahmud said while major crimes have decreased, smaller crimes have risen

Robbers stopped school picnic buses on Ghatail-Sagardighi Road in Tangail’s Ghatail upazila early yesterday and looted cash, gold ornaments, and phones.

The incident took place around 10:00pm in front of Chapra Mosque in Bibir Bagicha.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday started hearing the review petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam challenging his death penalty for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Police are yet to identify the deceased

A young man was killed and two others brutally beaten up on suspicion of being muggers in separate mob-related incidents in Gazipur’s Tongi and Dhaka’s Uttara last night.

However, the official orders did not clarify the reason behind the decision

Intern doctors from all government and private medical colleges will continue their work stoppage for the next 48 hours starting today to press home their five-point demand, including restricting the use of the title “doctor” exclusively to MBBS and BDS degree holders.

Two men were sent to jail yesterday in separate rape cases filed in Shariatpur and Munshiganj.

An accused in a case filed over rape of a physically challenged schoolgirl in Kurigram fled after attacking policemen when they went to arrest him last night

ACC Public Prosecutor Ruhul Islam Khan filed the application on behalf of the anti-graft body.

The High Court today rejected two separate bail petitions filed on behalf of former independent lawmaker Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman in connection with two murder cases.

On February 9, the same court ordered the seizure of tax files belonging to Nayeemul Islam Khan and his wife over corruption allegations.

The bodies were sent to Jashore General Hospital for autopsy, police said.

The court granted four days remand for him in each of the cases, totalling 12 days.