A 16-year-old indigenous girl was allegedly raped by her employer in Dhaka's Kalachandpur area yesterday.

The High Court yesterday fined a former district and sessions judge Tk 5,000 for not providing an HC judge with protocol in 2003.

The High Court yesterday ordered the Bangladesh Bank to submit a list of borrowers with more than Tk 1 crore in default loans as part of its efforts to salvage the banking sector from its current unstable situation.

A tribunal in Dhaka cancels the bail of Shafat Ahmed, prime accused in the sensational Banani double rape case.

The parliament completes formation of all the 50 parliamentary committees with only 10 sittings of the maiden session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad.

Jatiya Oikyafront decides to hold a mass hearing programme on February 24, bringing allegations of vote rigging, balloting stuffing and violence in the December 30 national election.

Ethnic Uighurs launch a global campaign to press China for video proof that their missing relatives are alive, turning the tables on Beijing's use of video to counter claims that a renowned Uighur had died in custody.

Inspector General of Police Mohammad Javed Patwary says their main duty is to make a place in the heart of people.

A 16-year-old Garo girl is allegedly raped by her employer in Gulshan area of Dhaka.

Flower growers at Godkhali in Jashore's Jhikargachha upazila are passing hectic time due to a series of festivities including the celebration the first day of spring, Pahela Falgun, as well as Ekushey February, the International Mother Language Day, and Valentine's Day.

The first day of Spring, Pahela Falgun, is being celebrated in a colourful way across the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells parliament that the government has taken decision for refining the curriculum of the primary education by 2019-20.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood says the conviction rate in the money laundering cases filed by the commission was cent percent.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expresses strong condemnation to the incident of killings of three people by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in Thakurgaon's Baharampur village.

Asean cannot discuss with Myanmar on how to provide citizenship to the Rohingya, but stands ready to provide healthcare and education, says Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issues a traffic and car parking management plan ahead of the 54th Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims after the holy hajj.

Rapid Action Battalion members claims to have arrested a fake policeman from Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.

Dear readers, here are the news headlines on Wednesday, February 13, 2019.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal requests two factions of Tabligh Jamaat not to make any provocative comment against each other while delivering sermons or speaking at the Ijtema ground.

In a big relief to students, the Meghalaya government in India has put a cap on the weight of schoolbags for all classes and set restrictions on homework for classes 1 and 2.