Today is the first death anniversary of Md Velayet Hossain, former deputy executive president of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, said a press release.

Despite the launch of Operation Devil Hunt, continued killings and law enforcement’s failure to arrest escaped criminals and recover looted weapons are raising serious concerns ahead of the national election.

Bangladesh and the European Union have finalised the text of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA), which will serve as the legal and political foundation for a strategic and long-term Bangladesh-EU relationship.

Former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir had been receiving threats for some time before he was shot dead in the capital’s Tejgaon area on Wednesday night, police said.

The BNP is closely monitoring grassroots leaders who oppose supporting the party’s nominees, and it is collecting their information for taking action against them.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed eight people on two-day remand each in a case filed over the vandalism and arson attack on the Prothom Alo office in the capital’s Karwan Bazar.

The Detective Branch of Police has arrested another suspect in the killing of garment worker Dipu Chandra Das at Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh.

Three key Bangladesh missions in India have temporarily suspended visa services on security grounds, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday.

Three people were arrested on charges of raping a woman after tying up and assaulting her husband in Jamalpur’s Sadar upazila.

Police suspect bombs were being made amid local rivalry

Accused confesses before court; names alleged planners

Coast Guard also detains 6 Bangladeshis, seizes 12 illegal trawl nets

Maulana ATM Masum named convener, Abdul Halim member secretary

Amendments to data protection ordinance aim to attract cloud and data investment

BNP's Gopalganj-3 candidate publicly raises security concerns

Foreign adviser says decision taken amid protests

Draft ordinance issued in this regard

They deserve legal immunity, he says

Incident reveals long-term siphoning of fuel by a gang

BNP leader says criminals exploiting post-uprising situation to create chaos