Three people, including a sub-inspector (SI) of police, have been detained by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) with 240 bottles of phensedyl and two guns from Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday urged all concerned not to incite any chaos centring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forthcoming visit to Bangladesh.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government is celebrating the golden jubilee of independence keeping people and freedom fighters “away”.

Bangladesh, Nepal and India are at the final stage of confirming a deal that will allow Bangladesh to import hydropower from the Himalayan state, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday.

Dhaka Wasa will not be hiking water prices considering the worsening of the covid-19 situation. The decision was made at the board meeting of Wasa held yesterday.

As soon as the gate of Amar Ekushey book fair opened at 3pm yesterday, visitors started coming in. Among lone visitors and groups, there were students, couples, families university students, couples and families joining in the festivity of the fair.

The government has decided to work on a six-year action plan to ensure labour rights and safe working spaces, said Law Minister Anisul Huq.

The government has rescheduled the public holiday for the upcoming Shab-e-Barat on March 30 instead of March 29 since the holiday for the religious event is determined based on the sighting of the new moon.

Shamsul Huq Chowdhury passed away on March 19 at the Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the capital. He was 100 years old, and was suffering from old-age complications, says a press release.

The High Court yesterday wanted to know why the government should not be directed to take necessary steps to digitise marriage and divorce registrations to save people from fraudulence.

When “Kulsuma Akhter” came to the Chattogram Central Jail in 2018 with a conviction warrant in hand, after being convicted in a murder case, she had all the correct answers -- the name of her father, husband, home addresses and other related information.

In the aftermath of the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in custody, the nation was shocked to hear the details of the treatment of his fellow co-accused, cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, in police custody.

Several activists of the Pragatishil Chhatra Jote were injured after alleged members of Chhatra League attacked their protest program against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in front of the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on Dhaka University campus today.

Police recovered bodies of a woman and her eight-year-old boy from Banani’s Korail Slum in Dhaka area this morning. The deceased were identified as Hasi Begum (26) and her son Nirob Hossain.

Gas supply to different parts of the capital including Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Dhanmondi and Hazaribagh was disrupted since last night as a gas pipeline was damaged in Savar’s Amin Bazar area.

With an aim to stop narcotics smuggling from Bangladesh to abroad through expatriates, the airlines have to ensure that their passengers packed their own luggage.

People of a remote village in Sunamganj were stunned to see teenage girls competing alongside boys at a cricket tournament, considering they do not even allow girls and boys to take a walk together.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed four more cases over the laundering of about Tk 248.5 crore from International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL), accusing 30 people.

Bangladesh and India are going to announce launching of the new passenger train, which will run between the two neighbouring countries, on Saturday, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said yesterday.

The Dhaka University (DU) administration has become divided over naming a to-be-constructed building of University Medical Centre.