A total of 21 suspected militants are arrested during a special crackdown throughout the country through yesterday, police headquarters say.

Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that directed the government to halt production of 20 pharmaceutical companies for manufacturing substandard drugs. The apex court also asks the HC to hear and dispose of the rule over legality of the government’s inaction to stop production of the 20 companies by August 18.

Two people, including the prime accused in a police official murder case, are killed in separate “shootouts” with law enforcers in Pabna and Jessore.

Incidents of police arresting people facing no criminal charges run counter to a Supreme Court verdict against the police's century-old discretionary powers of arrest on suspicion.

Muhammad Jahidul Islam is an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League. His entire family strongly supports the Awami League. Yet, in the case filed against Jahid, Sub-Inspector Anwarul Islam of Khoksa Police Station mentioned that the accused was held on suspicion that he and some others had met to plan subversive activities to topple the government.

The fate of last Sunday's Super League fixture between Abahani and Prime Doleshwar, which was postponed as the umpires had reportedly 'fallen sick' in the middle of the game, is likely to be decided by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) within this week.

The High Court is set to deliver today its verdict on the death reference and appeals in the case filed in connection with the assassination of Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master in Tongi in May 2004.

A Pabna court yesterday placed an Islami Chhatra Shibir leader on a five-day remand in a case filed for the murder of

India is planning to deploy pontoon bridges, sluice gates and airships along its Assam border to prevent illegal entries of Bangladeshis into the country.

Bangladesh and the United States are set to hold their 5th Partnership Dialogue in Washington on June 23-24 amid concerns over the recent systematic assaults and killings in the South Asian country.

In the early hours of every Friday near the Demra Staff Quarter on the outskirts of Dhaka, a market comes alive with a frenzy of activities. This is a traditional haat, a place where a large number of saris and Jamdani fabrics are available at wholesale

Two people allegedly involved in the killing of AK Azad, a newly elected Union Parishad chairman, were killed in a “shootout” with police in Joypurhat early yesterday.

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Sohel Rana and 17 others in a case filed for violating building code in constructing the nine-storey Rana Plaza, which collapsed in 2013.

The government yesterday ordered a halt to the production at 20 drug companies for failing to comply with good

Two factions of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal yesterday said it was the Awami League, not the JSD, which was responsible for the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Courtesy of Brac University, Bangladesh's first footprint in space could happen with a small satellite launched into low earth orbit some time in the middle of next year.

The fee agreed by Bangladesh for allowing multimodal transit and transshipment facilities to India is low when compared to the benefits the neighbouring country stands to gain from the services, analysts said.

An accused in a case filed over shooting a pregnant mother in Magura surrenders before a local court.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says that extortion is going on across the country in the name of ongoing crackdown on militants.

Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu says both newspapers and electronic media are now enjoying “full freedom” under the Sheikh Hasina-led present government.