Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleges that Khaleda Zia was out on a killing mission assassinating Awami League leaders, activists, writers, publishers and foreigners in her bid to tarnish the country’s image abroad.

A Rangpur court rejects bail petitions of two accused in Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi murder case.

Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology has been closed for indefinite period following a factional clash of Bangladesh Chhatra League on the campus.

Should we call them unthinking or distasteful or outcome of politics overpowering ethics, tastes and values? Yes, we are talking about what the politicians and ministers are saying about the recent attacks on publishers and freethinkers.

UK Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire expresses deep concern over the attacks on publishers and bloggers in Bangladesh.

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.

Teachers and students of Dhaka University form a human chain in front of the Arts Building protesting attacks on publishers and bloggers that killed one and injured three others.

Blogger Tareq Rahim, who was shot and hacked at Shuddhoswar Prokashani office in Lalmatia on Saturday, is still not out of danger while the conditions of Shuddhoswar's Ahmedur Rashid Tutul and another Ranadipam Basu have slightly improved.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that monarchy has been established in Bangladesh obliterating democracy.

Three people, including the prime accused in a case filed for killing a mother and her 15-month-old daughter, were killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Jhenidah, Dhaka and Gazipur early today.

The Supreme Court defers till Nov 17 the hearing on the petitions filed by condemned war criminals Mojaheed and Salauddin seeking review of its judgements that upheld death penalties for their crimes against humanity in 1971.

Sunil Gavaskar, the former India captain, believes New Delhi and Islamabad must start a dialogue to pave the way for the revival of regular cricket matches between India and Pakistan.

The Supreme Court rejects three petitions filed by BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, seeking extension of its order that granted him bail in three arson and vandalism cases.

The Supreme Court extends till January 31 its order that had stayed the process for holding Tangail-4 by-polls. It asks High Court to hear and dispose of a rule issued over the nomination of Krishak Shramik Janata League President Abdul Kader Siddique by this time.

BNP says the government should engage all political parties to stop recurring of killings like the murder of Faisal Arefin Dipon, owner of a publishing house.

International community today strongly condemned the brutal killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and attacks on the online community in Bangladesh.

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahabubul Alam Hanif comes down heavily on Prof Abul Qashem Fazlul Huq for not seeking trial of the killers of his son publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.

Concerned over publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan’s murder, Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad says now criminals are safe in the country but common people are becoming unsafe due to the prevailing impunity culture.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam remarks most of the contents of Amnesty International statement published on October 27, regarding the trial of the two condemned war criminal – Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, are unacceptable.

Gonojagoron Mancha calls a countrywide six-hour hartal from 6:00am to 12:00pm on Tuesday to protest killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and attack on three others.