Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has claimed to have arrested a Khadem (caretaker) of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Jame Mosque, who allegedly killed his co-worker on July 2.

The High Court has rejected the writ petition that sought a stay order on the government decision of hiking the gas price. Following the HC order the government decision of hiking the gas price will remain effective.

Journalist Muhammad Jahangir, executive director of Centre for Development Communication, is on life support..

Rickshaw-pullers have withdrawn their blockade from different roads in Dhaka after getting assurance from the law enforcers that the ban on rickshaws on three city streets will be lifted soon.

Hasan Arefin, managing editor of daily Natun Kagoj and executive committee member of Jatiya Press Club, passed away due to cardiac arrest yesterday. He was 60.

Chief reporter of daily Bhorer Kagoj and former president of Crime Reporters’ Association Bangladesh (CRAB) Akhtaruzzaman Lavlu breathed his last at the age of 52 yesterday.

The daughter-in-law of Jatiya Party lawmaker Kazi Feroz Rashid was hospitalised on Sunday night with a bullet wound in her abdomen.

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Father of the girl, who was raped and murdered in Wari on Sunday, yesterday demanded that the government ensure proper punishment to the culprit by finishing his trial at the earliest.

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar has alleged that private airliner Regent Airways made him and his wife travel sitting in economy class on a domestic flight, despite having business class tickets.

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) lawmaker Shirin Akhter yesterday in parliament demanded that the government enact a new law ensuring exemplary punishment of rapists and oppressors of women and children.

British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson yesterday said freedom of expression and media are essential qualities of any functioning democracy.

The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on July 17.

Eight months into joining Jatiya Oikyafront, Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) officially quit the opposition alliance yesterday.

Incidents of violence against women, particularly rape, have gone up significantly in the recent months compared to those in the previous year, according to a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.

North South University (NSU) in collaboration with Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia (UWA) organised a symposium on “Agribusiness Innovation: A Pathway to Sustainable Development in Bangladesh” on Sunday, says a press release.

The government is yet to take any initiative to amend the Warrant of Precedence, over two and a half years since the Supreme Court (SC) released a full verdict on an appeal, directing it to do so.

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder yesterday told the parliament that there was no influence from Awami League or any presence of syndicate during rice and paddy procurement this year.

A court in Chattogram yesterday placed three activists of Awami League’s Lal Khan Bazar ward on one-day remand in connection with a case filed over vandalising an AL leader’s office during a factional clash on June 28.

Students of Rajshahi University staged a demonstration at Shabash Bangladesh memorial on campus yesterday, demanding punishment of a teacher who allegedly sexually harassed two female students of Institute of Education and Research (IER).