Hundreds of students blocked Rangpur-Dinajpur highway to press home demands for inclusion of advisers in the interim government from Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions

The incident occurred around 8:00am, shortly after the trawlers carrying construction materials set off for St Martin's Island from Teknaf

Vehicular movement came to a halt when workers of Taratex garment factory blocked the highway demanding appears

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday said common people, particularly the political victims and rivals, are still filing wholesale cases against others since August 5, which is embarrassing for the current government.

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has said that necessary initiatives will be taken soon to introduce a transparent and accountable process for appointments of High Court judges.

Police have arrested a man in connection with a murder of a woman in Savar’s Birulia.

A group of Dhaka University students yesterday demanded justice for garment worker Santona, whose dismembered body was dumped near the Daffodil University campus in Savar’s Birulia on Monday night.

At least 14 readymade garment factories in Gazipur remained closed yesterday over a dispute between authorities and workers over payment of arrears and other benefits, said police.

Limon Hossain, who was shot by Rab 13 years ago and subsequently lost his left leg, filed a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal yesterday accusing eight former Rab personnel and an ex-army officer.

The High Court yesterday acquitted Md Gias Uddin Al Mamun, a business-man and close friendof BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman, of corruption.

"As an international policing agency, Interpol has been requested to take necessary steps to ensure her arrest"

Six other defendants in the case were acquitted

A Dhaka tribunal today relieved 39 BNP leaders and activists from a case filed over attempts to topple the elected government through subversive activities in Wari in September 2018

A Dhaka court today placed Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu, former Awami League lawmaker from Barguna-1, on a six-day remand in a case filed over the death of trader Abdul Wadud during quota reform protests in Dhaka's New Market area on July 19.

A Dhaka court today sent former industries minister and Awami League advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu to jail, rejecting his bail plea in a case filed over the death of a trader, Abdul Wadud, in Dhaka's New Market area during the quota reform protests on July 19

Former lawmaker for the Sylhet-2 constituency and central leader of the Jatiya Party, Yahya Chowdhury, was arrested from Dhaka's Uttara area last night

Sk Bashir Uddin, the newly appointed adviser to the government, yesterday said he is not sure if he is accused in a murder case filed over the killing of a young man during the July uprising.

A total of 123 crude bomb-like objects in 10 bags were found in roadside bushes in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur yesterday morning.

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the High Court verdict that doubled BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail term to 10 years in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.

As part of another major reshuffle in the police service, 64 officers, from the ranks of deputy inspector general (DIG) to the superintendent of police (SP), have been transferred and attached to different police units across the country.