Chattogram Prime Mover-Trailer Sramik Union yesterday declared an indefinite strike from today, demanding arrest of the killers of one of their fellows.

With priority to mosquito control activities, Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday announced a Tk 3,631.40 crore budget for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) for 2019-2020 fiscal, Tk 32.65 crore higher than last year’s.

A police constable, who was ploughed by a motorcyclist during an anti-narcotics drive on Saturday night, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital yesterday evening.

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday said the quality of new dredgers to be purchased for Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will be ensured.

Rapid Action Battalion members (Rab) claimed to have arrested an alleged operative of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj.

Five people were killed and three others injured in road accidents in five districts in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

Although four days have passed, police are yet to find any lead regarding the murder of Sheikh Farid Alom, 32, who was killed by masked criminals in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka on Thursday.

“I no longer have to worry about stalkers or harassers on the streets now that I know basic self-defense techniques,” said ninth-grader Mohima Akter of Savar Girls High School, after a group of thirty students of the school received a short training on karate.

A Sylhet court yesterday sentenced 10 people to life imprisonment for hurling acid at two persons to grab their land.

Classes and examinations were suspended at Chittagong University (CU) yesterday, after Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly halted shuttle train and teachers’ bus service following a factional clash in the early hours.

Two more prosecution witnesses, including a Supreme Court lawyer, yesterday gave their statements before a tribunal in connection with a case filed over filming Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s statement and circulating the footage on social media without her consent.

Suspended director of the Anti-Corruption Commission Khandaker Enamul Basir submits a petition to the High Court, seeking bail in a case filed over the transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said steps are underway to bring down bank loan interest rate to single digit in all banks, noting that higher interest rate naturally causes loan defaults.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia says that police were the target of last night's bomb blast in Dhaka’s Science Laboratory area.

Air Marshal RD Mathur, AVSM VSM Air Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force, to arrive in Bangladesh on a five-day official visit today.

Terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) has claimed the responsibility of last night's bomb attack at Science Lab intersection in Dhaka, US-based SITE Intelligence Group says.

A woman, who was admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) with 90 percent burns, succumbed to her injuries at Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of the hospital on Friday night.

Bangladesh National Zoo authorities on Friday handed over two animals from its collection to a citizen for adoption, one of which it has claimed was a donation from one of the most renowned artists in the country’s history. It naturally begs the question -- why?

Detective branch (DB) of police claimed to have arrested a man for allegedly killing a teenager after rape, from Islambagh area of the capital on the day of Eid-ul-Azha.

The British Council in Dhaka yesterday organised a pre-departure briefing for the winners of this year’s Commonwealth Scholarship, who are expected to leave Dhaka from next week, said a press release.