Elections and by-elections to more than 200 local bodies -- Zila Parishad, Upazila Parishad and Union Parishad -- will be held on Tuesday.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today inaugurated the “Supreme Court of Bangladesh Cause List Apps” through a virtual meeting.

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party President Jagat Prakash Nadda has said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, that gives Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, will be implemented soon.

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Upon receiving complaints from child pornography victims and different international law enforcement agencies, the digital forensic team of the cybercrime unit of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) has arrested three Bangladeshi youths from different areas of Dhaka under the Pornography Control Act.

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The Brac Bank Limited today filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court verdict that directed the bank to give Tk 15 lakh in compensation to jute mill worker Jaha Alam, who had wrongly suffered in jail for three years instead of the real accused in several corruption cases.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to an engineer, Md Shafiqul Islam, in three cases filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for the officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

Three policemen today gave depositions before a court in a case filed over death of Rayhan Ahmed, who died after allegedly being tortured inside Bandarbazar Police Outpost in Sylhet city on October 11.

Police have arrested a young man for allegedly raping a woman in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat.

An eleven-year-old madrasa student was raped by her teacher multiple times in Chattogram's Banshkhali upazila.

Bangladesh is likely to sign a Preferential Trade Agreement with Bhutan soon as the two countries are eager to boost trade.

The Cabinet today approved the draft of an air services agreement to be signed with Austria for direct flight operations between Dhaka and Vienna.

Department of Environment (DoE) of Chattogram region today fined 10 businesses Tk 13,60,000 for hill cutting, violating the terms of clearance certificates and not renewing them.

Article 70 of the constitution has crippled the parliamentary system of government as MPs cannot vote against the party’s decision as they will lose their membership in the Jatiya Sangsad if they do that, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader said today.

Finishing the trial proceedings of a rape case in Bagerhat within seven days reflects the sincerity of the government to ensure justice quickly, Law Minister Anisul Huq has said.

The Netherlands has written a letter to Dhaka, assuring its strong commitment to the accountability of Myanmar which is accused of genocide against the Rohingya at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Rapid Action Battalion detained seven members of a gang that the elite force says is involved in illegal drugs from Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.

In the wake of Covid-19 reemergence in several countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all to follow health guidelines and use face-masks in public places and gatherings -- to prevent the possible second wave of the pandemic in Bangladesh.

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has been virtually conferred the Peace Prize of the German book publishing trade at the Frankfurt fair.