Strongly denouncing the recent killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she does not want such incidents to happen anymore in the country.

Journalist Shafik Rehman, who was remanded twice over an alleged plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, has been sent to prison after completion of his remand sentence.

Seven people took part in the killing of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Tonoy on Monday evening, according to a security guard who was also injured in the attack.

Students of the Rajshahi University blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for three hours demanding justice for Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.

A civil society platform has questioned the role of the Election Commission over its role in the union parishad elections in view of the poll-time irregularities and violence.

In the wake of recent wave of killings, Bangladesh home minister and US ambassador stress the need to fight against terrorism together.

Terming the twin murder of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Tonoy as “isolated incident”, DMP commissioner advises people not to panic.

A man, who was stabbed in Kushtia’s Bheramara for protesting the stalking of a girl, has succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.

Three alleged robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Chittagong city.

European Union underscores the need for thorough investigation into the recent killings to bring the criminals to justice. France, Australia and Switzerland have also condemned the murders of LGBT magazine editor and the Rajshahi University professor and pledged to stand beside Bangladesh in fighting terrorism.

People of the country have been witnessing severe power cuts for the last couple of days because of a drop in oil-based power generation resulting from a shortage of fuel supply.

Four days into the killing of Prof Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, the police yesterday said they got information that the teacher had incurred wrath of fanatics by setting up a music school at his village Dargamaria in Bagmara upazila.

Expressing concern over the rise in murders and violent attacks in Bangladesh, the US, the UN, the UK, Germany, Norway and Denmark have called for effective and speedy investigations into the incidents to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Militant outfit Ansar Al Islam or the Bangladesh branch of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the murder of LGBT magazine editor and his friend.

Farmers in most parts of the country have started harvesting Boro paddy with high hopes of getting a better price this season.

The one-storey dilapidated brick structure surrounded by trees at Saturia village in Rajapur upazila of Jhalokathi is more than just a decade-old edifice.

Authorities of Jessore Science and Technology University (JSTU) yesterday closed the university for 16 days after police charged truncheons on students at a sit-in programme on the campus that left 20 students injured.

Bangladesh, like most other Asian countries, witnessed a rapid rise in urban population, a fact that requires stronger urban governance to make the cities liveable and thriving, said a new report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The move to enact the Supreme Court Judges (Investigation) Act-2016 is not aimed at removing or harassing any judge, Bangladesh Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque said yesterday.

Police arrested a suspect in connection with Kashimpur jail guard Rustam Ali murder at Joydevpur of Gazipur on Monday night.