A Sunamganj court yesterday granted bail to former planning minister MA Mannan in a case filed over attacks on protesters in the district during the student-led mass uprising.

There were suspicious transactions of around Tk 56 crore in eight bank accounts of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, found an Anti-Corruption Commission probe.

At least 1,474 cases have been filed nationwide in connection with the violence that occurred in July-August. These lawsuits were filed between August 6 and September 25 after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government amid a mass uprising.

A case was filed yesterday against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and ICT adviser, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for ICT, and 17 others over selling citizens’ National ID (NID) information.

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced a man to death and four others, including a woman, to life imprisonment in connection with the killing of Taslima Begum Renu by a mob in the capital’s Badda in July 2019.

Law enforcers in a joint drive have arrested three youths with pistols and a large quantity of alcohol from Lake City area of Dhaka's Khilkhet area

Police arrested Kaliganj Municipal Jubo League president and former councilor today from the municipal compound

The detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police today arrested Tareque M Barkatullah, former director of the Data Center, from Kafrul area in the capital today on allegations of selling citizens' National ID (NID) information

Barguna District Awami League General Secretary was sued in a sedition case, officials confirmed Tuesday.

Two local journalists suffered injuries in an attack at Patgodam Railway Crossing New Colony in Mymensingh city today

A Dhaka court today issued separate travel bans to five individuals, including Prof Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, former chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), in connection with corruption allegations

The Rapid Action Battalion arrested former Kishoreganj-2 lawmaker Suhrab Uddin from the Diabari area of Dhaka today on charges of attacking students and people during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement

Anisul Huq, Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan, Hasan Mahmud, Moshiur Rahman Ranga and former DB chief Harun Or Rashid are also among the accused

The judge also fined them Tk 1 lakh each, in default of which they will have to serve one year more in jail

The court passed the order after their lawyers submitted an application on the grounds that the complainant did not appear before it on several consecutive dates

They allegedly harassed students on campus, and even threatened to kill many of them if they would participate in or support the quota reform movement

Former minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury walked out of jail yesterday, hours after being granted bail in six cases.

Five Bangladeshi fishermen were allegedly abducted by Myanmar’s rebel group, the Arakan Army, from the Naf River near Shahparir Dwip in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, on Monday afternoon, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

Mehrab's body was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his rented house near Rajapalong Union Parishad around 9:00am, while Popy was found in a similar situation at her rented house located nearby

The detainees were handed over to the police stations concerned for legal action