A Dhaka court today granted bail to Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman in a case filed over the death of Naimul Abrar Rahat, a student of Dhaka Residential Model College.

A woman dies and seven other members of a family suffer burn injuries in a gas explosion in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj.

The United States' ambassador to Germany says that President Donald Trump threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries that dealt with Chinese tech firm Huawei.

The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rises after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the disease which has now killed more than 1,700 people.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on February 16, 2020

The High Court questions the legality of Section 42 of the Public Service Act-2018, according to which a civil servant will not be dismissed for criminal offences unless they are sentenced to at least one-year imprisonment.

Police recover the body of a man accused of rape at Shaliabaha Nayapara village under Ghatail upazila in Tangail.

A teenaged boy is sued on charge of raping a two-year-old girl in Manikdi village under Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj.

A housewife is allegedly raped by a neighbour in Monirampur upazila of Jashore.

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the government can think about the issue of releasing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail on parole if an application is submitted to it through due legal process.

The Supreme Court expresses concern at the present situation of the country's banking sector, and wants to know the financial state of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL), a non-banking financial institution.

The body of a female student of Phulbari Government College in Dinajpur, who police believe was strangled to death, is recovered in Rangpur a day after she went missing from the district’s Badarganj upazila.

A man dies while undergoing treatment after his nephew beat him up over a land dispute in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rules out rethinking on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, and says his government would remain firm on the step over the claim that the new law was made in national interest despite pressure from all sides.

The Election Commission announces the schedule of the upcoming the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) elections slated for March 29.

A Dhaka court grants bail to a police inspector in connection with a case filed for making derogatory remarks on social media about parliament whip Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury.

Ten people are killed and at least 22 others injured in five separate road accidents in Sirajganj, Faridpur, Tangail, Sunamganj and Lalmonirhat districts.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accuses the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory air strikes that killed at least 30 people including civilians, in the latest flare-up of a five-year war.

Just a week after leading his Aam Aadmi Party to a stunning landslide victory defeating BJP in Delhi assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal today took oath as Chief Minister of the city-state at a mega ceremony, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put emphasis on allocating more funds for technical and vocational training from the Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust to develop a skilled and efficient generation.