The incident took place around 3:30am

Advocate Amir Hossain replaces Aminul Gani

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday said the government has prepared a draft amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1898, aiming to ensure stronger safeguarding measures during arrests and interrogations.

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) authorities have expelled two students for life over charges of raping a female student of the university and filming the incident.

Rights groups say the state's failure to act swiftly and decisively has to some extent emboldened mobs and contributed to a climate where vigilante justice is becoming commonplace.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday fixed July 1 for the hearing on charge framing against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her top aides in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising.

On June 18, Noble married the plaintiff in presence of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter

The chairman also confirmed that the ACC considers Tulip a Bangladeshi citizen

The victim is Nurul Amin alias Babul, 40, of Purba Nurar Deil area under Jaliapalong union

Frequency of such incidents decreased compared to three or four months ago, he claims

Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including three children, were pushed back early today by India's Border Security Force (BSF) through Hosanabad border in Lalmonirhat's Patgram upazila

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 asked the prosecution to press charges on July 2 in the case over burning of six bodies in Ashulia during the July uprising

A murder case has been filed after the body of a college student was recovered from the Meghna River in Burirhat area of Lakshmipur Sadar upazila

The court also acquitted 13 others from the charge

According to the victim's complaint, Shanto and Swagato, both third-year students of SUST's sociology department, took her to a mess on May 2, then drugged and raped her

The accused are Liton Talukder, 35, a former member of the local union parishad; Md Selim, 23; and Kabir Mia, 28

The bullet-hit body of a man was found after a reported gunfight between security personnel and suspected criminals during a joint forces drive led by the army in Sunamganj’s Jagannathpur upazila.

A leader of Swechchhasebak Dal was detained in the capital’s Uttara area for his alleged involvement in assaulting former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda in front of his house.

Former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda was placed on a four-day remand for interrogation in a case filed over alleged poll irregularities committed during the past three national elections.

She was arrested in Dhaka's Nawabganj