Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir has sought anticipatory bail from the High Court in a case filed over the death of a college student at a flat in Dhaka's Gulshan area on Monday.

After the recovery of the young woman's body from a flat in Dhaka's Gulshan, social media has witnessed an uproar against media coverage. In order to sensationalise news, personal information about the deceased is being published. Along with not disclosing the accused’s name, many issues regarding news coverage have also been pointed out.

Erfan Salim, son of Awami League lawmaker Haji Md Salim, walked out of jail after around six months.

Detectives today claimed to have arrested a Hefajat-e-Islam leader who allegedly played a key role in the mayhem by the Islamist group in 2013.

Noise pollution in Dhaka city is currently three times more than tolerable level and as a result around half a crore people are at health risk, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Mohammad Shahab Uddin said at a programme today.

A mobile court today seized 350kg jatka (hilsa fry) from a fish market at Bhanga Sadar upazila of Faridpur.

Detective Branch (DB) of police busted a fake cosmetics factory in in Rajshahi city and arrested its owner last night.

Savar police in a drive today rescued a nine-year-old from the Nabagram Bengur area in Manikganj district five days after he was abducted on April 23 from Savar's Karnapara area.

A third gender family filed a case against a group of village arbitrators who they claimed forced them to leave their inherited house at Charghatina village in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila.

Three people were killed and another was injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh this morning.

Another writ petition was filed with the High Court today seeking necessary directives in connection with the incidents of killing and injuring workers of the SS Power I Plant in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram between 2016 and April 17 this year.

A man was beaten to death in a clash between two groups in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat last night.

People are not getting any respite from the heatwave sweeping across the country in the next two days, says the Met Office.

Home Minster Asaduzzaman Khan today said police are investigating the case filed against Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir and law will take its own course.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecasted that Bangladesh gross domestic product (GDP) would grow at highest 5.8 per cent this fiscal year.

The government has issued a gazette notification, extending the ongoing restrictions -- till May 5 -- imposed on public and vehicular movement to prevent the surge of coronavirus cases.

A fire that broke out at Bandura Bazar in Dhaka's Nawabganj upazila has been doused. The blaze gutted at least nine buses and several shops.

International Labour Organization (ILO) has said occupational safety and health (OSH) of all workers in all industries must be a national priority.

A total of 20,039 under trial prisoners, including 246 minors, were released from jails after they secured bail from virtual courts across the country in last 11 working days.

A strong earthquake, measuring 6.0 magnitude on the Richter scale, was felt in different parts of the country including Dhaka this morning.