Investigators yesterday did not submit a probe report before the court in the case filed against Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir over death of a college girl at a Gulshan flat in the capital.

Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has ordered to keep eight at-risk buildings vacant to limit the damage caused in case of a major earthquake.

Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj yesterday, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has lauded the role of Bangladeshi peacekeepers as “ambassadors of peace”, saying they are helping brand the country abroad as a peace-loving nation.

Three of a family, including a child, sustained burn injuries in a fire at their tin-shed house in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area early yesterday.

Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday condemned and expressed serious discontent over the poor allocation for religious

After repeated mild tremors in Sylhet yesterday, experts warned the possibility of a major earthquake at Dauki Fault Line and urged all to stay alert.

Strong institutions are vital for ensuring economic development and carry forward the practice of democracy in the country, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.

Although domestic violence was pervasive in Bangladesh even before the pandemic, the situation has worsened due to lockdown-induced constraints in access to justice for survivors of domestic violence, found latest research.

UK MP and COP26 president-designate Alok Sharma will be visiting Bangladesh next week. As part of his tour to Asia, Sharma will look to strengthen support for climate priorities ahead of the UN climate change summit in Glasgow this November.

Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday said there is no pressure from larger portion of students and guardians to re-open educational institutions.

The government is going to make informal grassroots service providers in labour migration accountable by formally recognising them under the relevant law with the aim to end fraudulence in the sector.

Taking in a sharp breath and forgetting to exhale is a common reaction when watching a flying male Asian Paradise Flycatcher.

Two more accused confessed to a magistrate yesterday that they were directly involved in the killing of trader Shahinuddin in the city’s Pallabi area on May 16.

Police yesterday arrested an office assistant of a school for allegedly assaulting the head teacher on Thursday.

The United Nations has awarded eight fallen peacekeepers from Bangladesh posthumously with the “Dag Hammarskjöld Medal”.

Six people were killed and 11 injured in road accidents during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents and a news agency.

A group of youths have started setting up nests for birds at Masua village in Kishoreganj’s Katiadi upazila. This initiative is the first of its kind in the district.

Buet students formed a human chain yesterday protesting Ashikul Islam Bitu joining online classes despite his expulsion in 2019 for his alleged involvement in the killing of Abrar Fahad.

Former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Bangladesh Police M Afzal Hossain has passed away this Tuesday. He was 92.