The Department of Islamic History and Culture at Dhaka University began its 75th anniversary celebration with a commemorative speech and a keynote address at the TSC Auditorium yesterday, said a press release.

Footpaths across Rajshahi city have largely become unusable due to illegal occupation by street vendors, makeshift stalls and workshops, causing immense hassle to pedestrians during their daily commute.

At least 40 people were victims of extrajudicial killings during the 14 months of the interim government formed after the July uprising, according to rights organisation Odhikar.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested nearly 3,000 leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL) and its affiliated organisations over the past ten months for participating in flash processions across the capital.

Mazed Sardar Road in Old Dhaka remains submerged under dirty water almost throughout the year..Over a thousand people live in the area. Locals said the condition of the road is so poor that vehicles must move extremely carefully to avoid accidents..“One of my hands was broken last Sa

Nestled within the chaos of Karwan Bazar stands the Khawaja Ambar Shah Shahi Jame Mosque

Inside the Jamuna Bridge Regional Museum in Tangail's Bhuapur, a child was staring at a stuffed owl, mesmerised, as he wondered if it was a real bird.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday blamed the interim government for the country’s ongoing political crisis, accusing it of deepening divisions instead of resolving them.

Following the filing of a rape case on April 9 last year, Adabor police launched an investigation. Forensic and DNA tests were conducted at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The man seen in a recently-viral video assaulting a woman on a Dhaka bus -- reportedly over the clothes she was wearing -- has been arrested and subsequently sent to jail.

Search for two others continue

An Awami League leader was found dead on the rooftop of his home in Sylhet’s Dakshin Surma upazila yesterday.

The tenure of National Consensus Commission expired yesterday, with NCP and four leftist parties yet to sign the July charter of reforms.

Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar yesterday said all governments since independence have used the Hindu community merely for their own benefit.

The BNP is in a conundrum over how to respond to the National Consensus Commission’s recommendations on implementing reforms.

Some legal experts have strongly opposed the National Consensus Commission’s recommendation that constitutional reforms in the July charter be automatically incorporated into the constitution if these are not implemented within a 270-day timeframe.

Governor Ahsan H Mansur outlined the draft amendments to the Bangladesh Bank Order 1972

The Royal Malaysia Police Headquarters, in collaboration with the authorities of Bangladesh, is handling Dhaka’s request to extradite Bestinet founder Aminul Islam Abdul Nor and his associate, Ruhul Amin, both linked to money laundering activities.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a money laundering case against Jahangir Alam, a former office assistant of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the alleged laundering of Tk 100 crore.

Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna yesterday questioned the authority of the National Consensus Commission to amend the July Charter after it was signed by political parties.