A Dhaka Court has framed charges against five persons, including three former cops of Pallabi Police Station, over death of Jonny in police custody in February 2014. The court has set May 16 to start trial proceedings.

Terming the arrest of senior journalist Shafik Rehman “inhuman”, BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir demands Rehman’s immediate release after cancelling his remand.

Senior journalist Shafik Rehman has been arrested on specific allegation, ministers for law and information say. “The matter is now under investigation. If he is found innocent in the investigation, he will be released,” Law Minister Anisul Huq says.

The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed today marking the formation of Bangladesh's first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971.

A Dhaka court rejects two petitions of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia -- one for re-cross examination of the investigation officer of Zia Charitable Trust graft case while another for scrutinising the case dairy.

Gendaria Mahila Samity Govt Primary School has over 1,650 students but its compound is so small that just a 10th of the children face difficulty in playing in the ground during recess.

Some 58 percent survivors of deadly Rana Plaza collapse incident are still traumatised and 48 percent of them remain unemployed even after three years of the tragedy, says a survey report of ActionAid.

Seven hours into his arrest, Shafik Rehman, a pro-BNP intellectual, is placed on a five-day remand in a case filed for alleged attempts to abduct and murder Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places in Dhaka today, the met office says.

A man is stabbed to death by muggers at Siddikbazar in the capital’s Bangshal area this morning.

A policeman apologises for his discourteous behaviour with a female student of Dhaka University during Pahela Baishakh celebration at Shahbagh in Dhaka.

Chittagong Development Authority identifies three of nine buildings, which tilted during yesterday’s earthquake, as “dangerous”.

A person is killed and three others are injured as a gas cylinder of a car explodes at Ashulia, on the outskirts area of the capital, Dhaka.

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, was celebrated amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm despite various restrictions prompted by last year’s women assault on Dhaka University campus.

You are wrong if you think that Mongol Shobhajatra began long ago. A group of students of Fine Arts Institute of Dhaka University (DU) brought out the first colourful procession marking Pahela Baishakh in 1989.

The busy urban living does not allow us to perform many of our rituals, festivities and practices the way our families observed them over the years. One such ritual is Chaitra Sankranti celebration.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says the law enforcement agencies will remain alert to avoid any violence during the third phase of Union Parishad (UP) elections, scheduled to be held on April 23.

The High Court issues a restriction on construction of some makeshift shops on the footpaths in Motijheel area of Dhaka.

The weather outlook for celebration of Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year, this year is bleak with a forecast of scorching heat and “unbearable” humidity. The weather will yeild a lot of sweat, which will not dry up and result in discomforting experience – especially within a crowd.

A man is caught red handed while attempting to steal a baby at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.