Police recover body of an elderly woman with her hands and legs tied up from her own house in Mirpur area of Dhaka.

Teachers and students of Rajshahi University (RU) form a human chain on the university campus demanding removal of the vice chancellor (VC) and pro-VC on different charges.

A member of Rapid Action Battalion is killed while another injured as a truck hit their motorcycle at Kakrail intersection in Dhaka.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in socio-economic development, as its GDP growth increased to 8.13 percent in 2018-19 from 7.86 percent the previous year.

Over a hundred battery-run rickshaw drivers went on hunger strike unto death yesterday in Barishal, protesting Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP) and Barishal City Corporation’s (BCC) decision to ban the vehicles from five major roads of the city.

A farmer died of dengue in Magura on Tuesday night while being shifted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.

Students of Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday demanded removal of Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Choudhury Zakaria, after an audio clip of a conversation surfaced, where he was allegedly found involved in “fixing money” to recruit a teacher.

The 150th birth anniversary of India’s founding father Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated in Sylhet yesterday.

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People are no longer being considered just humans, rather their religious identity is coming first, which is against the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi’s movement, said speakers at a human chain yesterday.

The government will collapse if proper steps are not taken against corruption, leaders of Biplobi Workers’ Party said yesterday.

Speakers at a human chain yesterday demanded banning religion-based politics in Bangladesh to strengthen communal harmony and secure the spirit of Liberation War.

A Dhaka court yesterday recorded statements of two more prosecution witnesses in connection with a case filed against Moazzem Hossain, former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station.

Liza Rahman continued seeking justice even moments before she lost her five-day long battle with death at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday.

Police yesterday raided a businessman’s residence in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila and seized 2,000 pieces of yaba pills, Tk 1.25 crore, and arrested him and two of his associates.

With yesterday being the last day of campaigning for the by-election to Rangpur-3, candidates spent a busy day visiting different neighbourhoods in the constituency and trying to persuade prospective voters.

Zia Choudhury has been appointed the new United Nations resident coordinator in Botswana. UN secretary general announced his appointment on Tuesday with the host government’s approval, said a press release.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday said traders will have to sell onion at the price set by the government; otherwise, actions will be taken against them.

A faction of teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) called a two-day strike yesterday, as their 10-day ultimatum demanding resignation of the VC ended on Tuesday.

For an average Bangladeshi, it’s hard to imagine a life without connectivity. Even people living in some of the remotest villages in Bangladesh now have access to the internet via mobile phone network.