A writ petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to give as compensation Tk 1 crore to the family of each of the 11 victims who died when a train rammed a microbus at a level crossing in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj on July 15.

The High Court refuses to grant a prayer for cancelling the remand of Aysha Siddiqa Minni over of her husband Rifat Sharif's murder case in Barguna.

Barguna police claims to have arrested another suspect in a case filed over the murder of Rifat Sharif.

Flood situation has worsened in Sherpur as new char areas and croplands went under water due to the sudden swelling of Old Brahmaputra river while the situation has improved slightly in Lalmonirhat.

The hanging bridge over Kaptai Lake in Rangamati is inundated with rise of water level in the lake, compelling the authorities to suspend movement of people on the bridge.

A total of 22 python eggs were hatched successfully in a zoo under Sreemangal upazila of the district yesterday morning.

Thousands of new houses are suddenly springing up in the middle of farmlands in nine mouzas of Kalapara upazila where the authorities recently issued acquisition notices to land owners for Payra sea port project.

A health sub-centre at Poikkha-Nomorhut in Gachhua union of Muladi upazila has remained closed for nearly six months as no doctor and health service providers were there.

Basic Literacy Project (64 Districts) run by the Bureau of Non-formal Education (BNFE) under Primary and Mass Education Ministry did not bring any fruitful results in two upazilas of the district due to alleged irregularities and corruption.

Surging floodwaters are causing extensive damage to rail and road communications in different districts across the country.

Two construction workers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank at Shantipur village in Netrakona’s Durgapur upazila yesterday.

Employees of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) declared their managing director (MD) unwanted yesterday, a day after his transfer.

With a promise to return to normal life, a total of 17 drug dealers and addicts surrendered to police in Pirojpur yesterday.

With an aim to boost rail connectivity with the northern districts, a non-stop intercity train service on Dhaka-Rajshahi route was extended to Chapainawabganj.

An Awami League (AL) leader was injured in an attack by criminals in Netrakona Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed an application to show suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Mizanur Rahman arrested in a case filed for a transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.

Sonagazi madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who died after she was set on fire while her Alim exam was going on, achieved grade A in Quran Mazid Hadith in the HSC equivalent exam result published today.

Heavy monsoon rains across South Asia claim more lives, with the death toll passing 200 as authorities tried to reach stranded villagers cut off by surging floodwaters.

A total of 22 python eggs have been hatched in a zoo of Sreemangal upazila of Moulviabzar. A python which was rescued in Dinajpur 22 years ago laid 35 eggs at the zoo of Bangladesh Bonyo Prani Sheba Foundation last month and since then the eggs were kept with the mother python, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government has a plan to introduce electric and high-speed trains in the country to make the railway services better and faster.