The Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB), a platform of 20 rights and development organisations, yesterday called for the cancellation of the National Human Rights Commission report that failed to find a correlation between the Subarnachar rape incident and the December 30 polls.

A gang consisting of clearing and forwarding (C&F) agents and importers had at least 4,000 consignments released from the Chattogram port through forgery over the last two years.

An alleged criminal was killed in a “gunfight” between police and his accomplices in Karar Beel area of Narail Sadar upazila early yesterday.

At least 20 people are feared dead after a boat sank in the Meghna river early yesterday.At least 20 people are feared dead after a sand-laden boat sank in the Meghna river early Tuesday.

At least 1,300 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from India since the start of the year, an official said yesterday, as fears of deportation to Myanmar spark an exodus.

Bangladesh and the United States will hold a crucial political consultation in Washington DC next week.

Veteran journalist Amanullah Kabir died at a city hospital early yesterday. He was 72.

Despite facing a production warrant, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia did not appear before court during the hearing of Gatco graft case yesterday as she developed a boil on her leg.

Stressing the importance of Muslim countries' unity, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Muslim countries should solve their problems, if any, through talks.

The telecom regulator has started its initial preparations for awarding licences to carriers for 5G mobile data service in 2020, said Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday.

China is on the cusp of fielding some of the world's most advanced weapons systems -- and in some cases already has surpassed its rivals, a Pentagon assessment released Tuesday found.

Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Group, has been appointed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's adviser on private industry and investment.

Huawei's reclusive founder Ren Zhengfei stepped out of the shadows yesterday to give a rare media interview, forcefully denying accusations that his firm engaged in espionage on behalf of the Chinese government.

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology yesterday formed a three-member probe committee to investigate the death of its student Taifur Rahman Pratik.

Ferdousi Akter's family struggled to survive after a crumbling riverbank forced them to abandon their home and move to a new part of the island where they live, off the Bangladesh coast.

A Bangladeshi was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Bhujaripara border in Dimla upazila early yesterday.

A student of class-X was hacked allegedly by a stalker in Jhautala area of Kalkini upazila in Madaripur.

A small green shoot is growing on the moon in an out-of-this-world first after a cotton seed germinated on board a Chinese lunar lander, scientists said yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Political Affairs Advisor HT Imam yesterday said the PM would invite all political parties for “talks”, just a day after Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Hasina would invite the parties to “exchange post-election greetings”.

Hizb ut-Tahrir is campaigning secretly in Chattogram city, targeting private university students to recruit fresh operatives, said officials of Counter Terrorism (CT) unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police.