The motorcade of BNP Vice-Chairman Altaf Hossain Chowdhury comes under attack in Patuakhali during municipality election campaign. At least 10, including three journalists, are injured while six microbuses and five motorcycles vandalised. BNP blames supporters of ruling Awami League.

At least 35 houses of 25 families were burnt in a fire at Tangua village in Khansama upazila of the district on Friday night.

A mobile court sentenced a drug peddler to two years' imprisonment and fined another in Muktagachha municipality area of the district.

The High Court fixes January 3 next year for passing an order on a writ petition seeking stay on municipality elections slated for December 30.

A police official was beaten up allegedly by some Awami League (AL) activists at Kabilpur Bazar in Chaugachha upazila under Jessore

A youth was killed allegedly by his elder brother over a trivial matter at Bhatialpur village in Ramganj upazila of the district on Sunday.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting of the party’s standing committee tomorrow evening to discuss its strategy for the upcoming municipality polls.

Nine women ambassadors based in Bangladesh including Bhutan, Brazil, Denmark, France, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Sri Lanka and the US emphasise the urgent need to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in the country, in their own countries, and across the globe.

Law enforcers recovered the bullet-hit body of a listed criminal from Piyarpur area of Faridpur town on Saturday night.

At least 459 answer scripts of recently concluded Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations were burnt in a mysterious fire at Sadar

Eleven people are sentenced to death for killing Jubo League leader Jalal Uddin in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur. Additional District and Sessions Judge pronounced the verdict.

A man died from electrocution in Sribordi upazila of the district yesterday.

A mobile court sentenced a marriage registrar to one month's imprisonment for arranging marriage of an underage girl in Moheshpur

People of Ghoraghat upazila of the district continued their protest against the killing of 4-year-old Parash Saha for

A baby girl born with two heads is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for her breathing difficulties.

A Narayanganj court today sent Nur Hossain, who was brought back from India last night, to jail in connection with the sensational seven-murder case that took place in April last year.

Crimes against women and children see rise due to negligence of the police and delay in trial process, leaders of Dinajpur unit of

At first, Md. Abdul Jalil's story sounds sadly familiar. “Due to family poverty,” says the student from Gazipur, “I couldn't pursue studies

Seven Shibir-BNP men were arrested on subversion charge in the district yesterday.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 20 Bangladeshis while they were going to India illegally through Boroachra border in