The High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a convict, Ibrahim Gazi, in a case filed for raping a 15-year old girl in Dakop area of Khulna in 2006.

A parliamentary body today recommended strict actions to recover default loans from persons and organisations.

The local branches of scheduled banks will remain closed on October 17 (Saturday) in areas under Naogaon- 6 and Dhaka-5 parliamentary seats which will go to by-polls.

Bangladesh needs an integrated approach to develop public awareness against trafficking in persons, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain said today.

An accused in a case filed over the gang-rape of a schoolgirl in Cox’s Bazar’s Maheshkhali upazila gave a confessional statement before a court today.

The government is working so that at least 20,000 Malaysian tourists visit Bangladesh next year, Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh Tourism Board, Jabed Ahmed, said today.

Amid the ongoing crisis surrounding onions in the local market, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak today said he has directed researchers, scientists and officials to undertake action plans specifically aimed at self-sufficiency through increasing onion production in the country.

Police today arrested a man on charge of sexually abusing a five-year-old girl in the capital’s Kafrul area.

A transnational syndicate is allegedly using Bangladesh as a route to smuggle amphetamine powder to other countries, after smuggling it from India.

A former bank official has been sent to jail on charges of sexually abusing four children in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila after he surrendered before the court yesterday.

The High Court today refused to grant anticipatory bail to four accused in a case filed over the murder of Supreme Court lawyer Asif Imtiaz khan Jisad.

A court in Tangail today sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in a case filed for raping a woman in 2008.

A 14-year-old girl, who faced attempted rape, died by suicide in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila last night.

The government has taken an initiative to protect native species of trees, said Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin.

Bangladesh is set to overtake India in terms of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020-21, according to the latest projection shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Sixteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Members of Counter Terrorism Unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police in separate drives arrested six operatives of Neo JMB in connection with the bomb blast at a traffic police box in port city's Sholoshahar Gate-2 area on February 28 this year.

The High Court directs the lower court concerned to finish the trial proceedings of a corruption case against former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar in 30 days.

Body of Rayhan, who died after allegedly being tortured inside Bandarbazar Police Outpost on Sunday, will be exhumed.

The Centre for Research and Information’s (CRI) youth platform Young Bangla, in collaboration with UNDP and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), is going to start a campaign titled ‘Women’s Safety in Public Places (WSPP)’.