Detectives on Monday night seized a large consignment of cannabis -- hidden inside gas cylinders -- from a pick-up van.

Police sent 42 Rohingyas including women and children who fled different refugee camps, back to Cox’s Bazar after detaining them from Patiya upazila of Chattogram early yesterday.

A 17-day tree fair, which drew huge response from nature lovers, concluded at Laldighi ground in the port city yesterday.

In Bangladesh, half of the population is thought to be carrying the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis (TB), which is dormant in their body. People need to be aware of the disease as it causes respiratory infections.

At least three people were killed and nine were injured in road accidents in two districts in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

The High Court yesterday wanted expert opinions on two separate test reports on water supplied by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa).

The young population -- aged between 16 and 30 -- are more susceptible to dengue, doctors of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) said yesterday.

Security Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique yesterday urged international agencies to work earnestly to ensure a safe environment in Myanmar for the repatriation of Rohingyas.

A lawyer sues four people, including the chairman of the Ibn Sina group, for allegedly providing wrong report on a blood test to determine platelet level for the diagnosis of dengue fever.

They cut the lower parts of the gas cylinders in round shape, concealed five kilograms of cannabis inside each of it, shut those with screws, and finally painted the cylinders to make those appear untouched, in a bid to dodge the eyes of law enforcers.

A Dhaka court sends Assistant Director of Rajuk Shah Md Sadrul Alam to jail after rejecting his bail petition in connection with a case filed over design forgery of FR Tower in Dhaka’s Banani.

The High Court wants to know expert opinions on two separate test reports on the water supplied by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa).

Expressing dissatisfaction over ineffectiveness of medicine for mosquito control amid the outbreak of dengue fever in Dhaka and across the country, the High Court has wanted to know when effective medicine for eliminating mosquitoes will arrive in the country.

Food delivery service Foodpanda has launched a flagship campaign titled “Treat Choluk”, keeping the month of friendship in mind, says a press release.

There is a need for combined efforts to prevent human trafficking and illegal migration, acting chairman of National Human Rights Commission Md Nazrul Islam said yesterday.

Police recovered the body of an unidentified person from Karnaphuli upazila in Chattogram yesterday morning.

The 10 days when Sangita Rahman and her husband spent sleepless nights beside their five-year-old daughter Ruzaina, were the longest days of their lives.

At least six people were killed and 18 were injured in a road accident at Bhatiyapara Mor on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj yesterday.

Fear of contracting dengue fever has gripped Dhaka University students, after several of them were diagnosed with it.

Green Line Paribahan yesterday handed a cheque for Tk 5 lakh to Russel Sarkar, who lost his left leg after a bus of the company ran him over in April last year.