A man died today at Chattogram Medical College Hospital while undergoing treatment after he fell sick minutes into being detained by Rapid Action Battalion-7 last night.

A Dhaka court has sentenced four BNP leaders and activists to two years imprisonment in a case filed for hurling cocktails on policemen and preventing them from discharging duties in Dhaka's Badda area in October 2013.

Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar established control over all activities in Faridpur and exerted his influence over the district Awami League after his brother Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain was elected a lawmaker in the 2008 national elections and later became a minister, said investigators.

The High Court yesterday fixed March 13 for delivering its order on a petition that sought a directive to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegations and counter allegations over the termination of Anti-Corruption Commission official Md Sharif Uddin.

With respect to women on International Women’s Day, the High Court yesterday issued a suo moto rule questioning the discrimination against women in social status, jobs and inheritance.

In respect to the women on the International Women’s Day, the High Court today issued a suo muto (voluntary) rule questioning the discrimination to them in social status, jobs, and inheritance.

The High Court today fixed March 13 to issue an order on a writ petition that sought a directive to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegations and counter allegations over the termination of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) official Md Sharif Uddin.

Police recovered bodies of a woman and a child from a swamp in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj today.

A madrasa student was found dead inside a madrasa in Muradpur area of Chattogram city this morning.

A woman was allegedly killed by her husband in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira this morning.

The River Police and fisheries department of Lauhajang upazila in Munshiganj have seized 640 kg of Hilsa fry during a raid at the old ferry ghat area early today.

Faridpur police today arrested Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, in an over Tk 2,000 crore money laundering case.

Four youths allegedly raped a girl at a hotel in Dhaka’s Demra Staff Quarter area, after one of them took her there with promises of marriage, alleged the victim last night.

Police arrested a 58-year-old man for raping a nine-year-old girl in Durgapur, Netrakona.

A 20-year-old man was arrested for killing his two nieces, aged six and four, and seriously injuring another child on the street in the Kazir Bolsa area in Ishwarganj, Mymensingh, yesterday.

A contractor was sued over the assault on two engineers of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Dumki, Patuakhali, on Sunday.

Police in Natore arrested three members of a gang of thieves and recovered 13 stolen motorcycles from their possession.

Believe it or not, there are some “professional” thieves out there who can unlock motorbike locks within four to five seconds.

The High Court yesterday summoned 64 defaulters of People’s Leasing and Financial Services (PLFSL) for their failure to reschedule their loans despite its directive.

Two primary school students were injured while playing with an abandoned crude bomb in Natiabari area of Bera, Pabna, yesterday.