The trial of the case, which was filed against Md Manju in connection with the rape of a Dhaka University student in Dhaka’s Kurmitola area, began at a tribunal today with deposition of the complainant.

This could have been another tragedy like last year's FR Tower fire if the situation was not brought under control promptly, fire officials said after dousing the blaze at 22-storey Ahmed Tower.

A Chattogram court today rejected the bail prayer of former Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das, accused in Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case, in a case filed against him by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing wealth illegally.

The watchtower overlooking the Ratargul Swamp Forest in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet was closed to tourists from today, after it was declared to be “risky”.

A Narayanganj court has placed an electrician on a two-day remand after he was arrested in a case filed in connection with the blast at Pashchim Talla Baitus Salat Mosque in Narayanganj that left 33 people dead until now.

The Supreme Court today deferred the hearing of two bail petitions filed by Destiny Group Managing Director Md Rafiqul Amin in two money laundering cases involving Tk 4,200 crore till Thursday.

Economics Study Center (ESC), University of Dhaka organised the third Bangladesh Economics Summit under the theme “The Impact of Covid-19: Exposing the Fault Lines of Bangladesh Economy” from 12 September to 19 September 2020.

The Supreme Court has upheld four more High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in four cases -- three filed on charges of vandalism and arson and another for defamation -- in 2015.

Five workers were burnt while they were melting iron at a steel mill in Dhaka’s Demra area last night.

The High Court today granted ad-interim bail for six months to suspended jailer of Chattogram Central Jail Sohel Rana Biswas in a money laundering case.

On completion of trial within seven working days, a Dhaka tribunal has fixed September 28 for delivering the judgment of an arms case against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed.

A Dhaka tribunal has deferred to October 5 the trial of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad murder case against 25 accused as the complainant was unwell.

The office-in-charge (OC) and four other policemen of Shayestaganj Police Station have been closed on charges of releasing a man after taking bribe from him during his detention in Habiganj.

A fire broke out at a high-rise building in Dhaka’s Banani area this morning.

At least 12 civilians were killed and more than 10 others injured on Saturday in twin airstrikes on a Taliban base in the northeastern Afghan province of Kunduz, a provincial official said.

Openly challenging the monarchy of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on Sunday to present demands that include a call for reforms to curb his powers.

Bangladesh Coast Guard today arrested seven people and seized five lakh yaba pills in a drive at the Bay of Bengal, about 30 nautical miles from Teknaf.

India has given green signal to the commercial launch of a new coronavirus-detection technology named after master director Satyajit Ray’s iconic detective Feluda aka Prodosh Mitter.

President Donald Trump said Saturday he had approved a deal allowing Silicon Valley giant Oracle to become the data partner for TikTok to avert a shutdown of the massively popular Chinese-owned video app that Washington has called a security risk.

A fierce political battle shaped up over the future of the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, with President Donald Trump saying he would quickly name a successor to liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a move that would tip the court further to the right.