The High Court yesterday reduced the sentences of 10 convicted leaders of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji), who had been sentenced to either death or life imprisonment by a trial court in a 2001 Ramna Batamul blast murder case.

Sixty-seven members of Bangladeshi civil society have urged India and Pakistan to prevent any violations of the recently announced ceasefire, warning that only genuine political will and dialogue can ensure peace in the region.

Speakers tell roundtable organised by Star, Unicef

Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof went to Islamabad on a sudden leave on May 11.

Around 252 people, including a journalist and a pregnant woman, were sued on Monday for attacking police during the arrest of former Narayanganj mayor Salina Hayat Ivy on early Friday.

Bangladeshi expatriates have called on the government to ensure the issuance of National Identity Cards (NID) and voting rights for all expatriates and their family members through Bangladeshi embassies abroad.

The youth wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP), titled “Jatiya Jubo Shakti” (National Youth Power), is set to be formally launched on Friday.

Environmental activists, professionals, rights activists, planners, lawyers and other civil society members yesterday reiterated their demand for immediate cancellation of the link road project from FDC to Palashi portion of the elevated expressway, which is damaging Hatirjheel and Panthakunja Park.

A severely worn-out iron bridge over the Baje Shinduk canal in Barguna’s Amtali upazila collapsed recently, raising concerns over disruptions in the daily commute of around one lakh people from six unions in Amtali, Kalapara, and Galachipa upazilas.

He said this while inspecting progress of Birza Khal’s excavation and cleanliness activities

The deceased is Shukla Biswas, 32, of Langolbad village in Sreepur upazila of Magura

Police arrested a female Awami League leader and her husband, also an AL leader based in Florida, USA, during a drive in Chattogram city today in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act

The pet's owner, who lives in the same building, accused her neighbours -- an employee of Grameenphone and another of Aristopharma -- of instructing their domestic worker to beat the cat to death

The injured is Shariful Alam Karim, 35, a resident of Gawair area of Dhaka's Dakkhinkhan

The signatories called on the government to actively promote informed discussions around the report

Three individuals were arrested last night by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on charges of attacking and injuring a retired army man on April 2

Says Coast Guard

More than 100 illegal battery-powered rickshaws were seized during the joint operation

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said a mutual visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders between Bangladesh and Egypt will be signed soon

A Dhaka court today issued travel bans on 14 beneficiaries of S Alam Group in connection with corruption allegations brought against them