"A list of around 400 retired officials is currently under review though it remains unclear how many of them will eventually be promoted"

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday framed charges against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven other ex-police officials in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of six people in the capital’s Chankharpool area on August 5 last year.

Brutal violence descended on July 15, 2024, as activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League launched coordinated attacks on students protesting for reforms in the public service quota system.

Police have arrested another suspect in connection with the recent murder of Mahbub Molla, former vice-president of Jubo Dal’s Daulatpur unit in Khulna.

The interim government will prepare a list of women activists who took part in the July mass uprising, Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen Murshid said yesterday.

To celebrate its recent international recognition, Bangla daily Prothom Alo hosted a reception on Sunday for its readers, supporters, and well-wishers.

Saudi dates -- native to desert climates -- are now thriving in the saline soil of Rampal upazila, Bagerhat, an area traditionally reliant on shrimp farming due to high salinity in its water bodies.

Jahanara Rahman, wife of the late Dr Mujibar Rahman, passed away yesterday morning at her residence in Gulshan. She was 103.

The High Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that the trial of a corruption case, in which BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman were convicted and sentenced to different jail terms in 2023, was not held impartially.

Despite over 74,000 pending cases in family courts across the country, the judiciary is witnessing a decisive shift towards efficiency and citizen-centric service, said Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed yesterday.

Turkish envoy, advisers join event

They also called on other lawyers to refrain from defending the accused

Mirza Abbas also BNP cannot be removed from public sentiment through "conspiracy"

Speakers said this at the inaugural session organised by the "Community Forum" under the project of "ADAMS Foundation" was held today in the Shaheed Altaf Auditorium of the Khulna City Corporation

No major casualties; Rail link between Khulna, rest of country snapped

A bomb disposal unit from the Sylhet neutralised the grenade

In a letter sent to all police stations the Police Headquarters instructed officers to submit candidate information

Students of the college have been staging protests since July 1

2 injured

Over 70 trees are bearing fruit, with another 200 expected to produce within the year