Police arrested a 60-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly raping a boy in Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet.

Law enforcement agencies are ready so that no one can create any “untoward situation” during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh for Mujib Borsho, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday.

None of the 12 incumbent ward councilors of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) who were deprived of Awami League (AL) nomination withdrew candidacy, although central leaders warned all rebel candidates to do so throughout the day.

A five-year-old girl was raped by a youth in Jatrabari on Saturday evening.

Saying there is no reason to panic over the coronavirus outbreak, State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md Abdullah yesterday urged prospective hajis from the country to complete their registration on time.

High Court directives to ensure women’s rights must be implemented properly, demanded rights activists at a discussion yesterday.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said the government will examine the issues regarding the state counsels’ (deputy attorney generals) “unawareness” about the High Court granting bail to GK Shamim, a notorious former contractor, in two criminal cases.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to prepare a complete list of language heroes and martyrs and submit it before this court in the next six months.

The key to resolving Dhaka’s traffic chaos lies in bringing down the number of cars on the streets, said speakers at a discussion yesterday, citing a study that says the number of cars in Dhaka city would require a staggering 8 crore square feet of parking space.

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detains a Bangladeshi citizen from Satkoraibari border in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila.

The death toll from the boat capsize in Rajshahi’s Padma river reached seven as body of another passenger has been recovered.

The High Court has withdrawn its earlier order that granted bail to GK Shamim in two separate criminal cases.

Husband has filed a case accusing woman who allegedly killed her two children in the capital’s Khilgaon area yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges people of the country to not worry about coronavirus, as Bangladesh is “capable of facing the disease”.

A woman is killed and five other pedestrians injured when a lorry hit them at Biam Goli area under Hatirjheel Police Station.

Police have detained 50 people in the capital over various drug offences.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-11) claimed to have arrested four members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Narayanganj early yesterday.

The deathtrap of road accidents created many a new tragedy over the last two days, as 12 people were killed and at least 21 were injured in separate incidents across the country, report our correspondents and news agencies.

Around19,200 students from 128 schools in Khulna city participated in a programme at Khulna Zila Stadium yesterday, to celebrate Bangabandhu’s March 7 historic speech.

Police yesterday arrested three individuals on charges of extortion in the name of “Mujib Borsho celebration” in Chattogram city’s Kotwali area.