Former OC of Ashulia Police Station AFM Sayed and assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Biswajit Saha poured petrol on the bodies of six protesters and set them on fire on August 5 last year, an approver testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday.

Mobile phone retailers yesterday demanded a reduction in taxes on imported handsets and a delay in launching the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR).

After signing agreements with two foreign operators for the Laldia and Pangaon terminals, the government is now moving ahead with its plan to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), the largest operational facility of Chattogram port, to another foreign operator.

Rivalry with a criminal gang known as the “Four Star Group” over establishing dominance in the Mirpur area led to the killing of Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria, the Rab said yesterday after arresting two suspects.

Bangladesh National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman held delegation-level talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval in New Delhi yesterday, discussing “key bilateral issues” in the first high-level meeting between the two countries in months amid strained ties following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government last year.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday sought the support of the armed forces and all law enforcement agencies to ensure that the upcoming national election is held peacefully and in a festive spirit.

Bangladesh is witnessing a troubling rise in child labour, with the latest government survey showing that about 9.2 percent of children aged 5-17 are engaged in work, up from 6.8 percent in 2019.

Incident occurred around 8:45pm while judge was walking towards Asad Avenue

Progress on ending child marriage remains alarmingly slow, particularly among adolescent girls aged 15-19, MICS findings

Jamaat questions reshuffles in police, admin; NCP says candidates must not use alliance partner’s symbols

Public Administration Ministry cites recruitment rules, officers say no reason given for termination

Rapid Action Battalion arrested two top criminals, including an accused, in the case filed over the killing of Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria in Dhaka’s Pallabi area.

At least six dengue patients died while 788 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

At least 50 people were injured in a three-day clash in Sirajganj municipality over local dominance.

A Panchagarh court yesterday sent four people to jail over the rape of a 20-year-old woman with intellectual disability in the Banglabandha land port area of Tetulia upazila.

The ten conditions imposed on recruiting agencies sending Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia must be withdrawn, demanded Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) Sammilito Samonnoy Front yesterday.

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict today on the appeals and review petitions against its 2011 judgment that scrapped the non-party caretaker government system.

Around 79,000 certificates issued through its ‘own server’ now invalid; residents face extra hassle, costs

Finn, Cory, and Sam -- three dogs of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s K-9 Team -- sniffed out danger, guarded crime scenes, and stood loyally beside their handlers for years.

The Forest Department and the Chattogram district administration are at odds over the control of  a forest land in Sitakunda upazila, where a recreational park has been developed after felling hundreds of trees.