The prosecution today concluded arguments and sought capital punishment for all five accused in blogger Oyasiqur Rahman Babu murder case filed in 2015.

A cement clinker-laden lighter vessel has partially capsized at the Bay near Bhashanchar area after a crack developed in it due to rough weather.

Robert W Gore, whose invention of what created the breathable-yet-waterproof fabric known as Gore-Tex revolutionised outdoor wear and helped spawn uses in numerous other fields, has died. He was 83.

A Dhaka court has placed choreographer Evan Shahriar Sohag on a seven-day remand in a case filed on charge of trafficking women to Dubai.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to seek UN intervention to make sure that Covid-19 vaccine is made available as a public good.

The High Court today issued a rule asking the government to show causes in two weeks why it should not be directed to release 83 detained migrant workers who returned home from Vietnam and Qatar, from jail custody.

A Dhaka court has deferred till October 7 the hearing on charge framing against four accused in connection with the killing of Sagira Morshed in the capital 30 years ago.

Suspected muggers shot a businessman and snatched away Tk 8,500 and a gold chain from him in the capital’s Bangshal area last night.

A Pirojpur court has extended the bail of former Awami League lawmaker from Pirojpur AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parvin, for a month in three cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

A case has been filed against 12 people including Cumilla City Corporation panel mayor and a local Awami League leader over lifting sand illegally from the Gumti river in the district.

After months of bureaucratic tangles, the government has permitted antigen-based rapid testing for Covid-19 at the government healthcare centres.

A Dhaka court today ordered the authorities concerned to freeze two bank accounts of Sadia Arabi, wife of Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed, in connection with a money laundering case.

Law enforcers have arrested 12 men and 16 women for “antisocial activities” at a spa and a parlour in Gulshan area of Dhaka.

From the very beginning of its journey, realme has been surprising smartphone enthusiasts by bringing modern features in eye-catching designs at a reasonable price point with the entry-level C-series phones. The brand has upgraded to mid-tier devices with the recently released realme C17, which offers enhanced features such as a 90Hz ultra-smooth display, powerful 6GB RAM and useful internal storage of 128GB. At a splendid price tag of just TK 15,990, its performance promises to surpass any other phone at this price point.

After a brief pause, taken to cooperate with government directives and to aid in minimising the spread of Covid-19, British Council has resumed conducting computer-delivered IELTS and paper-based IELTS.

Media family saga "Succession," dystopian drama "Watchmen" and feel-good comedy "Schitt's Creek" dominated the Emmy Awards on Sunday in a show sprinkled with jokes about the coronavirus pandemic, political jibes and appeals for racial justice.

After remaining closed to tourists for over six months due to coronavirus, the world heritage site Taj Mahal in Agra reopened today with strict health safety guidelines, media reports said.

HSBC and Standard Chartered's Hong Kong shares dropped on Monday after media reports that they and other banks moved large sums of allegedly illicit funds over nearly two decades despite red flags about the origins of the money.

The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that granted anticipatory bail to Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor-in-chief of online news portal bdnews24.com, in a corruption case.

Ten people were killed in their sleep and 20 feared trapped as a portion of a three-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi town of western Indian state of Maharashtra today, Indian police said.