Prison authorities today suspended two prison guards in Chattogram Central Jail, and withdrew its jailer and deputy jailer, for their negligence in discharging duty after a murder accused inmate went missing from prison.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to six out of seven leftist student leaders and activists in connection with a case filed over assaulting and preventing policemen from discharging their duties in Shahbagh on February 26.

On average, a Bangladeshi annually wastes 65 kg food at home, according to Food Waste Index Report 2021 by the Nairobi-based United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The Supreme Court today cleared the way for a lower court concerned to continue trial proceedings against former deputy commissioner of Kurigram Sultana Pervin, three executive magistrates, and several Ansar members in a case filed for assaulting journalist Ariful Islam Regan in March last year.

A case has been filed over Friday’s clash between two Awami League groups at a programme in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba where Law Minister Anisul Huq was present.

The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the February 1 coup is raising pressure for more sanctions against the junta, even as countries struggle over how to best sway military leaders inured to global condemnation.

A suspected cattle smuggler was shot dead by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Bongaon border area of Sunamganj Sadar upazila yesterday (Saturday) afternoon.

Nine months after George Floyd's death laid bare the racial wounds in the United States, the white policeman charged with murdering the 46-year-old Black man is going on trial.

German pharmaceutical giant Merck and a US partner reported promising results Saturday in trials of a drug administered orally to fight Covid-19, saying it helps reduce patients' viral load.

US scientists are skeptical of a one-shot regimen for Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccines, saying there isn't enough evidence that a single dose provides long-term protection, the Wall Street Journal reported here.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the historic March 7.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador today said a metallic barrier to wall off the presidential palace ahead of a planned women’s march on International Women’s Day was to avoid provocation and protect historic buildings from vandalism.

At least two persons were killed and eight were critically injured when a cement-carrying truck rammed into several pedestrians and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Kolatoli in Cox’s Bazar last night.

About 49,924 female migrant workers returned home from 21 countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, Brac Migration Programme said.

China’s proposal for Hong Kong electoral reforms could prevent a “dictatorship of the majority”, pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker Martin Liao told Reuters today.

Alternative rock band Shunno and heavy metal band Cryptic Fate who performed in Joy Bangla Concert in previous years are paying tribute to the event online since the concert is put to a halt this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The small, improvised three-wheeler on a busy Dhaka street and its buff rider are sure to turn heads.

A court in Noakhali today sent three members of a fraud gang to jail in a case filed for embezzling Tk 1.15 crore from people in different areas including Noakhali and Chandpur.

The nation is set to observe the historic March 7 tomorrow, commemorating the landmark speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman -- considered an indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971.

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur Vice-Chancellor Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah’s comments on the education minister and the probe committee that investigated allegations of corruption against him are unexpected from a man of his stature, said the University Grants Commission in a statement today.