At least 44 children were either raped or subjected to attempted rape in the nine days between May 1 and 9, according to rights body Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).

Additional Inspector General of Police Rowshan Ara Begum, who was killed in a road crash in Congo on Sunday, was laid to eternal rest yesterday.

Leading economists and policy analysts have rejected the idea of providing Rohingyas access to local labour market in Cox’s Bazar, and suggested their quick repatriation to ease pressure on Bangladesh.

A mobile court yesterday fined three shops Tk 35,000 for selling beef at high prices in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram.

Novartis associates in Bangladesh on Sunday organised different activities to support autistic children.

The country’s indigenous and Dalit community leaders yesterday demanded that the government form a ministry or separate cell under the Chattogram Hill Tracts affairs ministry for their wellbeing.

Eminent criminal law expert Khandker Mahbub Hossain tells the Supreme Court that a total of 5,209 prisoners, who have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, do not know how long they will have to suffer in jails though life sentence refers to 30 years' prison term as per law.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to return home on Saturday on completion her official visit to the United Kingdom (UK).

President M Abdul Hamid urges members of the Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) to perform their respective duties sincerely and transparently to ensure the jobs for the fittest and meritorious candidates in judicial service.

South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), a non-profit research organisation, terms the recent economic growth of Bangladesh as “puzzling”, saying that the GDP growth mismatched with the data and various indicators of the economy.

The damage caused by cyclone Fani, which hit Bangladesh earlier this month, has been estimated to be Tk 536.61 crore, the government says.

A Dhaka Court today sentenced a former official of the High Court to six years' and his wife to three years’ imprisonment each in connection with a case filed for amassing illegal wealth.

Hundreds of teachers, students and employees of Ibne Sina Hospital protest death of their colleague Shahinoor Akhter Tania, who was killed after gang-rape in Kishoreganj three days ago.

The mortal remains of Bangladesh Police’s top woman officer Rowshan Ara Begum, killed in a road crash in Congo last Sunday, are brought back home.

Ramadan do’s and don’ts: While fasting, we often forget what’s actually healthy.

World Thalassaemia Day was observed in the country as elsewhere in the globe yesterday, aimed at raising awareness about the inherited blood disorder.

China is analysing if any country is in a “debt trap” due to loans for mega infrastructure projects under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo said yesterday.

The High Court yesterday formed a judicial committee, led by the chief judicial magistrate of Panchagarh, to inquire into the death of Advocate Palash Kumar Roy.

The government yesterday signed a $165 million grant financing agreement with World Bank (WB) to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for Rohingyas.

At least 10 people were killed and scores injured in four separate road accident in Noakhali, Bandarban, Chandpur, Gopalganj and Savar yesterday.