A rape case has been filed against a headmaster for raping a college student at Langadu upazila of Rangamati.

One more prosecution witness today gave his deposition before a tribunal in Dhaka in connection with the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad in October last year.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Atiqul Islam today warned of legal action if any canal or water bodies are found dirty and contaminated with waste after October 20.

Scientists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing, the award-giving body said on Wednesday.

Thirty-five 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).

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis through their peaceful repatriation and termed yesterday’s incident at Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar as a very sad outcome.

The Bombay High Court in India grants bail with conditions to Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty nearly a month after her arrest under drugs-related charges in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case.

Police have arrested four juvenile gang members for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of two teenage girls at Ashulia in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.

The High Court today directed the trial court concerned to finish within three months the trial proceedings of the much-discussed 32-year old murder case of Seema Mohammadi in Dhaka.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday arrested a man on charges of raping his daughter in Natore.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is allocating seats in phases for Saudi-bound passengers, re-issuing old tickets without any charge.

Workers of 200 tea gardens across the country observed a two hour- work abstention today, demanding a hike in wages and bonus for Durga Puja.

The education ministry has decided to cancel this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations.

A Dhaka court has dismissed a petition submitted by Maruf Reza, accused in the killing of Sagira Morshed in the capital 30 years ago, for treating him as a juvenile.

A Dhaka court has read out the verdict that sentenced Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed to six months’ imprisonment in a cheque dishonour case.

Police arrested two more people in connection with the incident of the gang-rape and torture of a woman in Begumgunj upazila of Noakhali.

US President Donald Trump, still being treated for Covid-19, abruptly ended talks with Democrats on an economic aid package on Tuesday, drawing criticism from presidential rival Joe Biden that he was abandoning Americans in the midst of a pandemic.

Education Minister Dipu Moni will hold a virtual press conference around 1:00pm today over this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations, according to a press release.

Eddie Van Halen, considered one of rock music's greatest guitar players and a founding member of the hugely successful rock band named after him and his drummer brother, died of cancer on Tuesday, his son has said on Twitter. He was 65.

With a motto of embracing the “new normal” that academia is experiencing amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of English at University of Asia Pacific (UAP) has recently inaugurated an international webinar series on “Doing English Studies Postcolonially”,