The High Court yesterday fixed November 9 for hearing the rules over granting bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three arson and vandalism cases.

Extremism may rise in the country in the absence of democracy and rule of law, said BNP yesterday.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon the government to take initiatives for holding a national dialogue “for the sake of the nation”.

BNP yesterday said Bangladesh's law and order situation cannot be called normal when law enforcers are being killed by criminals.

Detective Branch of police last night arrested MA Matin in connection with the murder of Italian national Cesare Tavella, said a high official of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).

A Dinajpur court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a rape case.

The Chittagong University authorities yesterday suspended two Bangladesh Chhatra League activists over a recent clash

A Dhaka court yesterday sent BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy to jail after he surrendered before it in an arson case following an arrest warrant issued by the court.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail after he surrendered before it, seeking bail in three arson and vandalism cases.

The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the lower court to resume the trial proceedings against former BNP minister Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu in a corruption case.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon people from every corner of the country to get united against killers and conspirators and sought their help to trace perpetrators of the recent secret killings.

Youth and sports ministry officials are left frustrated for what they said was "continuous misbehavior" by Deputy Minister Arif Khan Joy. They alleged Joy had ransacked the room of a joint secretary of his ministry on Sunday as his name was not included in the banner as a guest at a national youth day programme.

It's good news for Magura but bad news for many other districts. The small town of 1.5 lakh people is going to have an exclusive gymnasium with modern facilities. Credit goes to the state minister for youth and sports, Biren Sikder, who allegedly abused his power to appropriate Tk 8.51 crore for the gym from a Tk 50-crore fund, meant for development and renovation of playgrounds across the country.

A BNP-backed platform of eminent citizens yesterday held the government responsible for Saturday's killing of Faisal Arefin Dipan of Jagriti Prokashani.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday alleged that the country saw the rise of militancy during the rule of the Awami League government. It was the BNP that had arrested all militants and tried them after it came back to power in 2001, she claimed.

A Bangladesh Chhatra Union leader was beaten up allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists while he was campaigning for todays' hartal at Dhamrai Government College in Dhaka yesterday.

The High Court yesterday granted ad-interim bail to BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed in two cases over a petrol bomb attack on a bus in Chauddagram upazila on February 2.

Protesting the killing of Faisal Arefin Dipan and attack on Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, writers and publishers have staged silent procession in different parts of Dhaka.

A 13-year-old schoolgirl has been allegedly gang-raped in Sreepur upazila of the district.

Bangladesh Chhatra League yesterday suspended one of its Chittagong city unit leaders as he allegedly entered into an examination hall and tried to take photos of a question paper by force during a recruitment test.