The Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday upheld a High Court order that cleared the way for law enforcers to arrest any FIR-named accused or suspects without permission from the higher authorities in connection with the cases filed over the July uprising.

Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family have acquired vast wealth at home and abroad, using money siphoned off through loans taken in the name of front companies

She returned to Dhaka on Tuesday morning after a four-month stay in London

The government is likely to approve the creation of over 5,500 new posts across various ministries and agencies today, following proposals submitted by at least 10 ministries and divisions, officials said.

Claiming that about 75 percent of the people want the election to be held now, BNP Chairperson’s advisory council member Zainul Abedin Farroque yesterday urged the chief adviser to take steps in this regard instead of “wasting time in the name of reform”.

The High Court is set to deliver its verdict on the death references and appeals of the 2001 Ramna Batamul blast case today.

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze all shares of 94 companies owned by Salman F Rahman, his wife Syeda Rubaba Rahman, son Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman, elder brother Ahmed Sohail Fasihur Rahman, and Fasihur’s son Ahmed Shahriar Rahman.

Today marks the 164th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the towering figure whose literary genius redefined Bangla literature, music, and the cultural identity of the Indian subcontinent through his embrace of contextual modernism.

The hearing of prosecution witness testimonies in the case over the rape and murder of a child in Magura’s Nijnanduali village ended yesterday after eight working days.

More than 4.7 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers have returned home over the past six years after facing various forms of abuse, exploitation, and hardship, according to a BRAC report.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday expressed his gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for the significant progress made towards resuming visa issuance for Bangladeshi nationals. He also welcomed investment proposals from the country in various sectors.

The Election Commission will soon start drawing the boundaries of certain constituencies, EC secretary Akhtar Ahmed said yesterday.

Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan yesterday said that industries would soon get an additional 250 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd).

The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina for questioning today over allegations of embezzling Tk 812 crore from development projects at three major airports across the country.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday detained at least 123 individuals, including Rohingyas and Bangla-speaking individuals, after India pushed them into Bangladesh through Kurigram and Khagrachhari border points.

A group of armed forces personnel dismissed under the previous government yesterday called for reinstatement or the restoration of their pension benefits.

The Shahzadpur Kacharibari, a mansion within Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral estate in Sirajganj, continues to preserve the legacy of the Nobel Laureate poet.

The investigation into the case filed against Sheikh Hasina over alleged crimes against humanity during the July uprising is nearing completion, and the probe report will be submitted “very soon”, said a prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) yesterday stressed the restoration of “absolute trust and faith in Almighty Allah” in place of the proposed principle of pluralism in the constitution during a meeting with the National Consensus Commission (NCC).

The Road Transport and Bridges Ministry has decided to cancel a Tk 5,651 crore project for building a 15.31-kilometre elevated road in the haor region of Kishoreganj.