Stamford University student Rubaiyat Sharmin Rumpa’s friend Abdur Rahman Saikat was placed on a four-day remand yesterday in connection with her death.

Myanmar continues to violate the rights of the Rohingyas and fails to comply with its obligations under the UN Genocide Convention, regional rights body Fortify Rights has said, calling for urgent action by the top UN court that starts historic hearing of the genocide case against the country tomorrow.

The recently-constructed Rangasala in Pokhara yesterday became the scene of Bangladesh’s most successful day in the history of the South Asian Games, turning into a gold-mine for the country, who won seven gold medals yesterday -- the single-best haul for Bangladesh, beating the previous best of four golds on a single day from the 2010 edition held in Dhaka.

In a Kolkata press conference, General Aurora of Indian army says they are ready for larger warfare as Indian infantry, logistics and PT-67 amphibious tanks are ready to enter Bangladesh.

The High Court yesterday ordered the Department of Environment (DoE) to shut down all illegal industries, factories, and organisations on the Buriganga that are polluting the river.

Bangladesh witnessed a remarkable 62 percent decline in the prevalence of malaria in 2017-18, said a World Health Organization report.

Almost all the new textbooks have reached upazilas and the process has begun to send those to schools for distribution among students on January 1.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was thinking of introducing a virtual court in the country.

A river under onslaught. An open defiance of a High Court order. And inept river custodians.

Although police found some clues, mystery over the death of Stamford University student Rubaiyat Sharmin Rumpa was yet to be resolved.

Mabia Akter Simanta ended Bangladesh’s three-day gold-drought at the 13th South Asian Games yesterday before two more gold medals on the day turned it into Bangladesh’s best day of the Games since Day 3.

Pakistan army regiments become detached from one another. They have no way to flee back to Dhaka. General Jagjit Singh is told to march towards Dhaka with his troops. Meanwhile, a brigade is told to march forward towards Mymensingh from Haluaghat.

Indian police yesterday shot dead four gang-rape and murder suspects, prompting celebrations but also accusations that they were extrajudicial executions.

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is expected to attend the birth centenary programme of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman next year, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday.

Bhutan acknowledges Bangladesh as an independent and sovereign state. In the break of dawn, Indian paratroopers drop near Sylhet airport.

The Gambia is set to launch a legal battle against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice as it starts hearing the Rohigya genocide case on Tuesday.

The front pages of most of the national newspapers in Nepal on Friday were flush with blown-up pictures of Gaurika Singh, the Nepalese swimmer who just won her country its first-ever swimming individual gold in the history of the South Asian Games.

Twenty-three days after Asaduzzaman went missing, police recovered his body from an under-construction building in the city’s Basundhara area on July 11, 2017.

A valid ticket is not enough to guarantee you a seat on the Benapole Commuter Train. You will have to pay an additional amount to touts unless you don’t mind standing all the way.

Bangladesh faces long-term financial, political and security challenges as Rohingya repatriation may not happen anytime soon, said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman.