Jubo Mohila League’s suspended leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon have been placed on 15-day remand each, in connection with three cases filed with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar and Bimanbandar police stations in the capital.

A Dhaka court yesterday fixed March 9 for next hearing of the case filed against Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman over the death of college student Naimul Abrar Rahat.

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the HC challenging the legality of the government move to reduce bank savings’ interest rate to a single digit.

At least 59 women were raped and sexually harassed in public transports last year, says a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passenger welfare association.

When Sylhet municipality was upgraded to city corporation in 2002, no one was concerned about the rapid urbanisation that might hit the city, especially in the suburban areas.

The stalls of government service providers and autonomous institutions have been drawing a good number of book lovers at the Bangla Academy portion of the month-long Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela this year.

The walkway along the Shahjadpur canal that goes through in Baddda and Shahjadpur has become a risky commute for locals due to a lack of safety railings along it, leaving pedestrians -- especially children -- at a risk of falling in.

The Election Commission once again failed its "acid test" to hold an election in a free, fair and neutral manner, as the recently-held elections to the Dhaka city corporations were "controlled", a civil society platform for good governance said yesterday.

Police yesterday detained two people for killing a hijra in Savar’s Redio Colony area.

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) demolished 100-odd illegal structures on Dhaka-Aricha highway yesterday.

A suspected human trafficker was detained and four people were rescued during a Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) raid of a travel agency office in the capital's Baridhara DOHS area.

Two members of a family have died of an unidentified disease at Sangaon village in Thakurgaon’s Baliadangi upazila in the last three days.

The authorities of Dhaka University and Rajshahi University decide not to adopt the uniform admission test – initiated by the UGC -- to enrol students.

The High Court questions the legality of two sections under the Digital Security Act involving the publishing of false or intimidating information, and crimes and penalty for deterioration of law and order.

Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), a civil society platform for good governance, says the Election Commission has failed once again to hold an election in a free, fair and neutral manner as the recently held Dhaka city corporation elections were “controlled”.

Mayoral and councillor candidates cannot use laminated posters for their campaigns in the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections scheduled for March 29, Returning Officer Mohammad Hasanuzzaman says.

Noted economist Prof Anu Muhammad yesterday said killings on Bangladesh-India border have not stopped because of the Bangladesh government’s role.

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said the government has reached a consensus with Malaysia over reopening its labour market for Bangladeshi workers soon.

In 2013, at the age of 18, Md Sumon had plans to start a small business. But fascination with Indian TV crime anthology series “Crime Patrol” took him down an entirely different path.

American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has lauded Bangladesh for the generosity and leadership it has demonstrated in sheltering the Rohingyas.