The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday framed charges against former minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haq Inu, and Awami League Joint General Secretary and former lawmaker Mahbubul Alam Hanif, for their alleged crimes against humanity.

On this day 50 years ago, the walls of Dhaka Central Jail bore witness to one of the darkest chapters in the nation’s history, as four national leaders were brutally murdered behind bars.

A person was shot dead, and three others were injured in a series of attacks and counterattacks between two rival gangs reportedly fighting to establish dominance in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria.

Several houses, shops vandalised

One person detained

Mob lynching victim Ruplal's daughter getting married today

Legal action is underway, police say

The JSD president, AL leader Hanif indicted in crimes against humanity case

Several houses were also vandalised during the incident

Preliminary investigation found the allegations to be true, OC says

Since August 5 last year, residents of Chattogram’s Raozan have been gripped by a sense of constant insecurity, as rival politicians fight for dominance in the absence of effective police action, leaving behind a string of politically motivated killings.

A newborn was found abandoned on a bed at the children’s ward of Dinajpur Medical College Hospital on Thursday evening, with a handwritten note left inside a bag.

The long-delayed investigation into the murder of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi is expected to conclude very soon, said Rab-11 Commanding Officer Lt Col HM Sajjad Hossain yesterday.

Two siblings were hacked to death allegedly by their uncle over a land dispute in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi yesterday.

At least 45 people were injured after a clash broke out between activists of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) and the BNP in Bhola yesterday.

Protesters blocked a prison van and offered prayers on police station premises

Police detain three suspects, the main accused still absconding

Deprived farmers stage protest

At least 40 people were victims of extrajudicial killings during the 14 months of the interim government formed after the July uprising, according to rights organisation Odhikar.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested nearly 3,000 leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL) and its affiliated organisations over the past ten months for participating in flash processions across the capital.