The High Court yesterday granted three months' ad-interim bail to actress Shomi Kaiser, also former president of the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), in an attempted murder case.
Families of the victims of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and those martyred and maimed in the July mass uprising yesterday demanded that ousted Sheikh Hasina and her party be brought to book.
Seventy people have been arrested in 88 cases filed in connection with violence involving minorities that took place between August 5 and October 22, said Shafiqul Alam, the chief adviser’s press secretary.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has sought information on the bank accounts of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana.
A section of former armed forces officers yesterday called for punishment for all those responsible for the BDR carnage that led to the killing of 57 army officers, as well as the murder of Major Sinha.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s visit to Dhaka and his meetings with top officials have created a new scope to rebuild the two countries’ relations, which have seen strains since the political changeover on August 5, foreign policy analysts said.
In a historic step toward a more sustainable future, Bangladesh and Germany have officially launched the Bangladesh-German Climate and Development Partnership (CDP)
The government reconstituted the Anti-Corruption Commission by appointing a chairman and two commissioners today.
One of the largest training camps for freedom fighters during the Liberation War was set up in Shibbari of Gangarampur in West Bengal by George JM Das, a retired Bangalee soldier of the East Pakistan Rifles (EPR).
A designated committee drew up a list of 764 retired bureaucrats for retrospective promotions yesterday.
For public information, air quality data is regularly updated on the Department of Environment's website.
Bangladesh-India relations should be based on state-to-state interactions rather than influenced by individuals or organisations, BNP leaders said yesterday.
An Awami League leader died in Sirajganj jail custody early yesterday reportedly due to cardiac and respiratory complications, jail authorities said.
A tributary of Rabanabad river merges with the Andharmanik river to form an estuary in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali before the rivers descend to the Bay of Bengal.
Hundreds of farmers in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila have reaped good profits by cultivating Rupban, an early bean variety, in the hilly areas this year.
On December 11, 1971, freedom fighters raised the flag of an independent Bangladesh after freeing Tangail from the grip of Pakistani occupation forces.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the country’s women to come forward to materialising the dream of building a new Bangladesh.
ASK Trade & Exhibitions Pvt Ltd is set to host the 10th Yarn, Fabrics & Accessories Show from December 11-14 at ICCB Dhaka, said a press release.
At least one dengue patient died and 453 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
A mob vandalised the Teknaf office of the Department of Narcotic Control (DNC) following a raid at the house of local Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Ismail on Monday night.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed a High Court verdict that sentenced BNP’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to seven years’ imprisonment in a money laundering case.
