The National Board of Revenue yesterday directed banks to freeze accounts of former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury and his spouse Suparna Sur Chowdhury on suspicion of tax evasion.

A syndicate was found trafficking people to Europe in the name of sending them to watch football matches.

Police today recovered two bodies from an area of Turag river adjacent to a brick kiln in Aambag Bagia of Gazipur.

Police arrested five local Jubo League men in Mymensingh’s Muktagacha upazila early today in a case filed over allegedly assaulting an on-duty doctor.

Miscreants threw acid on a young woman on the day of her engagement in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar.

Rab arrested two persons on charge of smuggling the hallucinogenic drug Psilocybin -- known as “magic mushroom” -- and selling it in the country, during a raid in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel area early today.

A Saudi expatriate was killed by her husband in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj today.

The High Court today stayed for 30 days a government order that suspended a 60-year-old union parishad chairman, Shaheen Hawladar, in Patuakhali's Baufal upazila for allegedly marrying a 14-year-old girl at an arbitration.

At least four persons were injured after Brazil and Argentina football teams’ supporters clashed in Brahmanbaria Sadar area yesterday.

​​​​​​​The High Court today granted bail to a local journalist of Khulna, MA Sabur Rana, in a case filed under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA), clearing the way for him to walk out of jail.

Customs officials have seized 18 cows from the Dhaka Airport.

The Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence of a man -- Md Jashim Rari, of Barishal's Mehendiganj upazila -- to 10 years' imprisonment in a case filed for killing his four-year old child in 2007.

Police arrested a youth along with a foreign-made pistol with three bullets in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur early today.

A sixth grader died by suicide last night after two youths allegedly made an "obscene video" linking her and leaked it on social media recently.

Two top officers of Uzirpur Police Station in Barishal were withdrawn after a murder case accused brought allegations of sexual harassment and torture in police custody.

A health checkup report has mentioned signs of injury on a woman -- a murder case accused -- as she alleged torture and sexual harassment while in remand in Barishal.

The High Court today stayed a family court order that asked a mother to hand over the custody of her 10-year-old daughter to her father. They divorced over two years ago.

The High Court has issued a contempt of court rule against nine government officials, including a secretary, for not complying with its earlier directive to restore the original position of Gunagori hill in Chattogram's Banshkhali upazila.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested three Bangladeshis last night, who were entering the country illegally from India through Madra border in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira.

In connection with the July 1 attack on members of the Rapid Action Battalion-9 in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria, a case has been filed against 150 people, including the UP chairman, reports our correspondent quoting Rab.