A 16-kilometre stretch of the Buriganga has been lost to encroachment by real estate developers and locals, according to a study released yesterday.

A teacher at Shaheed M Monsur Ali Medical College in Sirajganj, who shot and injured a student during a viva exam at the college Monday, was sent to jail after he confessed to his crime before a district court yesterday afternoon.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Arifur Rahman Dolon, editor of online news portal Dhakatimes24.com, to jail in connection with a Tk 2,000-crore money laundering case.

At least 40 people, including policemen, were injured in clashes between groups over gambling in Birashar village of Brahmanbaria today

Police's detective branch (DB) disclosed today that members of the teen gang named some of the former and present councillors of Dhaka city as "big brothers" for giving shelter

A mobile court team of the Department of Environment (DoE) came under attack allegedly by the workers of a brick kiln during a drive there in Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur this afternoon..

A teacher at Shaheed M Monsur Ali Medical College in Sirajganj, who shot and injured a student during a viva at the college yesterday, was sent to jail after he confessed to his crime before a district court this afternoon.

A murder case has been filed in connection with the mysterious death of a Polish citizen whose body was recovered from a hotel in port city’s GEC area on Monday

60 more to face suspensions for engaging in unfair practices during exams

Students of Shaheed M Monsur Ali Medical College in Sirajganj today demonstrated on the college campus demanding punishment for a teacher who shot and injured a student during a viva at the college yesterday

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today cleared the way for the investors of multilevel marketing company Unipay2U Bangladesh Limited to get back their deposited money amounting Tk 420 crore

A farmer died after being trampled by a herd of wild elephants in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh last night

A Dhaka court today sent Dhaka Times Editor Arifur Rahman Dolon to jail after he surrendered before it in connection with a Tk 2,000-crore money laundering racket of Faridpur

Fines another eatery and the owner of a shopping mall during drive

A Dhaka court today sent BNP leader Major (retd) Md Hafiz Uddin Ahmed back to jail in a 2011 political violence case in which he was sentenced to 21 months in prison

A Bangladeshi couple were shot dead in South Africa’s Johannesburg Sunday evening.

Police yesterday recovered the body of a foreign national from a hotel in Chattogram city after hotel staff found the man lying in a pool of blood in his room.

Thirteen people have been sued over the death of Daily Bhorer Dak’s Barguna correspondent Talukdar Masood, who died in hospital after being critically injured by fellow journalists at the Barguna Press Club.

A teacher shot and injured a student during a viva at Shaheed M Monsur Ali Medical College in Sirajganj yesterday afternoon.

Two people, including a Chhatra League leader, have been sent to jail on charges of rape and blackmail in Patuakhali.