A Dhaka court today allowed police to conduct DNA test of Fardin Iftekhar Dihan, the lone accused, arrested in connection with a case filed over the rape and murder of an English medium school student in Dhaka's Kalabagan area.

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam today said a new city will be built on the banks of the Turag River near Dhaka and Old Dhaka will be rebuilt in a new way.

A Dhaka court today set January 17 for delivery of the judgment in a case filed over the murders of Shamsun Nahar and her 17-year-old son Sajjadul Karim Shaon in Dhaka’s Kakrail area in 2017.

After many attempts, police in a drive yesterday arrested listed criminal and land grabber Nur Alam Nuru, who stands accused in at least 30 cases, from Noakhali.

Some 732 workers died in events such as accidents, torture and labour unrest last year, according to a new study of Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS).

At least 6,686 people were killed and 8,600 were injured in 4,891 road accidents across the country in 2020, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.

Days after US President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol in protest of Joe Biden’s election as new president -- through what they claim to be “electoral fraud” -- US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller issued a statement for Bangladeshis.

Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy yesterday said everyone has the right to freedom of speech, but that freedom ends when someone spreads falsehoods that end up hurting others.

Despite the closure of educational institutions and absence of public gatherings amid the pandemic, 626 children were reportedly raped between January and December last year, revealed Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) at an online press conference yesterday.

Acting editor of the Daily Sangbad Khandaker Muniruzzaman will remain an inspiration for the next generation for his devotion to living a life upholding progressive ideology, values, secular politics, democracy and freedom of speech.

The number of registered vehicles across the country -- including the capital -- witnessed a sharp decline last year, mainly due to economic slowdown induced by Covid-19 .

Like many, Ahsan Habib from Brahmanbaria dreamt of a better future abroad.

Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday set an ultimatum for the government, till January 18, to take steps to preserve the house of anti-British revolutionary Jatindra Mohan Sengupta in Chattogram.

Bringing allegations of corruption against Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former mayor Sayeed Khokon today said Taposh has lost eligibility for the post.

They are all aged below 13, living in the city’s Kamrangirchar area.

A training aircraft of the Rajshahi-based Galaxy Flying Academy Limited crashed while hard landing at Shah Makhdum Airport this afternoon.

Abul Hosen Charitable Trust today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dhaka Shishu Hospital to donate Tk 1.4 crore.

A man allegedly stabbed his wife and her sister to death in Dhaka’s East Nakhalpara area this afternoon.

The O-level student, who was raped in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area and was pronounced dead on arrival at a private hospital on Thursday, has been buried at her village home in Kushtia Sadar upazila this morning.

At least 6,686 people were killed and 8,600 were injured in 4,891 road accidents across the country in 2020, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.