Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on Sunday after a $5 million ransom was paid, according to two pirates

Two bombs go off during Pohela Boishakh celebrations of the Bangla New Year 1408 on April 14, 2001, killing 10 people and injuring dozens of others at leading cultural organisation Chhayanaut’s event at Ramna Batamul in Dhaka

It has been 23 years since the gruesome bomb attack on Ramna Batamul that left 10 people dead and several others injured during Pahela Baishakh celebrations

The Daily Star spoke to the family members of one crew member to find out how the events unfolded

The ship, owned by KSRM Group, was captured at gunpoint on March 12 around 600 nautical miles off the Somalian coast while carrying coal from Maputo in Mozambique to Al Hamriyah in the UAE

Five people were arrested in a case filed over the rape of a young woman at Ghatbila of Bagerhat's Mollahat upazila early today

A man was shot dead and seven people were injured, including one with bullet wounds, during a clash between two rival groups of Awami League in Munshiganj

Police recovered a statue of lord Vishnu, weighing 36 kilogrammes, from near a cropland in Munshiganj Sadar upazila this morning. .Khorshed, a farmer, was working in his field in the morning when he first spotted the idol and called police. .Around 9:00am, the law enforcers recovered

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman today said there is no specific threat to Pahela Baishakh celebrations

A man was stabbed to death by members of a youth gang in Savar's Arapara area last night. .The deceased, Sazzad Hossain, 22, hailed from Dhaka's Rayerbazar. He lived in Savar and worked as a painter at a furniture shop. .Sazzad came under an attack in Savar municipality's Arapara are

Three Awami League and Jubo League leaders, including the general secretary of the AL's Phultala union unit in Khulna, were shot by unidentified assailants at a tea shop in Jashore's Abhaynagar upazila last night

At least 30 people were injured as two groups of villagers clashed over a trivial matter at Goenhati village in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj district this afternoon

A madrasa student was beaten to death by unidentified criminals in Habiganj's Shayestaganj upazila last night

Three more people, including a woman, were arrested today in connection with the robberies at the Sonali Bank and the Krishi Bank of Bandarban's Thanchi upazila

Lal Sam Kim Bawm, wife of regional armed group Kuki-Chin National Front chief Nathan Lanchew Bawm and also a nurse at the Ruma Upazila Health Complex, has been transferred to Lalmonirhat 250-bed Hospital

A man was killed in a litchi orchard at Joyardah village in Pabna’s Sadar upazila

Says a sailor of MV Abdullah from captivity

A man was sent to jail on charge of vandalising an idol of Hindu goddess Kali in Bogura’s Nandigram upazila today

Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) M Khurshid Hossain today said extensive intelligence analysis and cyber monitoring have revealed no threats of militant attacks during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations..Speaking to the press after a thorough inspection of the National E

Rab members have arrested the prime accused in a case filed over the gang rape of a young girl in Gazipur's Tongi