Jahangirnagar University last night suspended eight students over beating to death former Chhatra League leader Shamim Molla.

The Orion Group yesterday filed a Tk 500 crore defamation case against Independent Television for airing “defamatory and false reports aimed at damaging the company’s reputation”.

Three advisers of the interim government yesterday warned of stern actions against those involved in the recent mob violence.

At least 30 houses and business establishments belonging to indigenous people came under arson attacks in Khagrachhari’s Dighinala upazila yesterday.

A tenth grader was abducted in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila on Wednesday evening, just over two weeks after posters saying that the “girl of the family” would be picked up and converted to Islam were found pinned to trees near her home.

At least 2,010 incidents of violence against minorities took place across the country from August 4 to 20, inter-religious group Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad said yesterday.

Police have arrested Dr Md Hasanul Haque Nipun, an assistant professor at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), in connection with an attack on students involved in an anti-discrimination movement.

A murder case has been filed against Md Samsul Arefin, an official of the administration cadre, who is currently working as an officer on special duty (OSD)

Prosecutors of the International Crimes Tribunal have already been appointed and the authorities have made other visible progress for the trial of the ones accused of crimes against humanity during the July students protest

Earlier, the university's proctorial team detained four students and handed them over to Shahbagh Police Station

Controversial and influential former MP of Chattogram's Raozan, ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, was brought to Chattogram Central Jail from Brahmanbaria via a police helicopter this afternoon

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on former Awami League minister SM Rezaul Karim in connection with corruption allegations surfaced against him

The DU administration said they are deeply saddened and shocked over the "inhumane and unexpected" incident that took place last night at Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall

The interim government has been shocked by the recent incidents of mob justice, says Prof Asif Nazrul

A Dhaka court today sent Safi Muddaser Khan Joty, son of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, to jail in an attempted murder case

84 suspects arrested

All the convicts are residents of the same house while the court acquitted an accused

A Dhaka court today sent former public administration minister Farhad Hossain to jail in a case filed over the death of garment worker Rubel during the mass protest

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed will address the lower court judges on Saturday to give an outline of a roadmap for the country's judiciary

The university's proctorial team detained the three and handed them over to Shahbagh Police Station