A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive to the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to stop its move to relocate astray dogs from the DSCC area to Matuail.

Rab today arrested two people including a recruiting agency owner from Dhaka’s Fakirapool area in connection with the death of Umme Kulsum, who was sent to Saudi Arabia as house help and was tortured to death by her employer there.

Criminal Investigation Department arrested 12 members of a gang that changes IMEI number of stolen phones and sell those to public in comparatively low prices.

The High Court has wanted to know why the government authorities concerned are not reopening Ramna Park in Dhaka.

Police have arrested a man from Chandana Chowrasta area of Gazipur after he allegedly tried to rob a private bank by threatening to detonate an improvised explosive device.

Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed yesterday claimed himself innocent and demanded justice after a Dhaka tribunal read out charges to him from the statements of prosecution witnesses in an arms case.

“It’s interesting to realise there are so many female authors out there; there are so many interesting non-white authors out there, giving us different glimpses of the world,” said Emily Wilson, graduate chair of comparative literature and theory at University of Pennsylvania, at the Booker Prize shortlist announcement ceremony on Monday.

Four hundred and fifty-nine people were killed and 618 injured in road accidents across the country in August, a report said yesterday.

The planning commission has proposed for sending two groups of primary education officials -- 10 to 15 members in each -- abroad for having knowledge about school feeding progarmme there.

Lutfur Rahman, a resident of Shuritola, never thought he would reach such a point in his life where he would have to purchase essentials from a government subsidised OMS truck. But there he was yesterday, standing in a long queue leading up to a truck that came to his area.

‍Some unidentified miscreants yesterday vandalised the social welfare department of Barishal Government Brojomohun (BM) College and assaulted the office assistant of the department.

Despite repeated calls by animal rights groups to not relocate stray dogs of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh’s instructions to relocate canines have been carried out over the last two days.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has said no one is more powerful than the people, so encroachers of canals will be defeated even if they are powerful.

A mobile court in a drive today disconnected 1,000 more illegal gas connections to households in Kathgora Amtola area of Ashulia in Savar.

The High Court today summoned Faridpur's Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Mainul Islam for not properly following the relevant rules in recording confessional statements from three accused in a school student murder case.

Electronic government procurement (e-GP) system can be implemented effectively if political leaders demonstrate honesty to withdraw themselves from government procurements, Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman said today.

Despite repeated calls by animal rights groups to not relocate stray dogs of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh’s instructions to relocate canines have been carried out over the last two days.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh’s economy is more or less in good shape now although the Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow around the world.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) arrested three people in possession of 2.65 lakh yaba pills in separate drives in Chattogram early yesterday. The drives were conducted at the port city’s Bakalia area and Anwara upazila.

The High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to suspended Gendaria Awami league leaders Enamul Huq Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan in two separate corruption cases involving Tk 36 crore.