The court in Habiganj sentenced seven people to death and 10 others to life imprisonment for beating a senior citizen to death in 2003.  Additional District and Sessions Judge-1 Court Judge Md. Azizul Haque handed down the verdict on Tuesday (April 30) afternoon. Besides, the

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into the illegal assets of Emdadul Haque alias Dada Emdad, assistant private secretary (APS) of former minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, for amassing huge wealth abusing power over the last decade. The anti-graft watch dog has

The Cyprus Court rejected the police request for further detention of the 10 individuals arrested during a demonstration in Limassol on Saturday (April 27) afternoon protesting high rents and the death of Bangladeshi immigrant Anisur Rahman. The court said their detention is not deemed

A delegation from India’s Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) is in Bangladesh to bolster bilateral ties and enhance capacity-building efforts. During the three-day visit from April 28-30, the discussions will focus on the renewal of the Memorandum

Amidst an ongoing heatwave, the country continued to swelter as Chuadanga district recorded the season’s highest temperature of 43 degrees Celsius on Monday (April 30). The district recorded the second-highest temperature in Bangladesh’s history, according to the Bangladesh

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (April 30) arrested 20 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Monday (April 29) terminated a driver and two cleaners over the killing of a schoolboy at Mugdha by a garbage truck.   Driver Md Kamal and two cleaners Akther Hossain and Abdul Quader Jilani Babu have been terminated from service on charge of

The High Court (HC) today (April 29) directed the authorities concerned to keep primary and secondary schools, and madrasas closed until Thursday due to the ongoing heatwave sweeping across the country. The HC bench comprising Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir Hayat issued the

A Dhaka court today (April 29) framed charges against 33 people in the murder case of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afran Preeti in capital’s Shahjahanpur today (April 25). Of 33 people, nine are members of the ruling Awami League and its

A truck driver and his helper were killed and two others injured as their vehicle overturned at Sadar upazila here this morning (April 29). The deceased were identified as driver Enamul Hossen, 25, son of Sarafat Ali Mira hailed from Lahuria of Lohagara upazila under Narail district

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 29) returned home from Bangkok wrapping up her six-day official visit to Thailand. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:25 am. The premier

The Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD) predicted that the heat wave with different intensities continues in most parts of the country as there would be no further change in this situation within the nearest possible time. According to the latest weather bulletin, very Severe heat

A migrant worker from Bangladesh working at a salvage yard in Sungei Kadut of Singapore was struck in the neck by a forklift and later died of his wounds. The Straits Times understands the forklift driver at Beng Cheng Metal did not call for an ambulance after the incident on 16 April,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (April 29) arrested 22 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

A Joypurhat court on Monday (April 29) sentenced 19 people to life term imprisonment in a murder case at Panchbibi upazila. Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Nurul Islam passed the judgement this afternoon in presence of the 19 accused.   All the lifers are fined Tk

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (April 28) predicted the prolonged heat wave may abate over the country from May 2  as rain is forecasted in Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram, Sylhet, and Mymensingh divisions. Omar Faruq, a meteorologist at the BMD, said heavy rainfall

The government on Sunday (April 28) said the supply of 1.30 crore sacrificial animals would be ensured during Eid-ul-Azha this year. There is a sufficient stock of cattle in the country and the government has no plan to import cattle, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman

A secondary school teacher died after he fell sick due to ongoing heat at his school in Jashore Sadar upazila on Sunday morning. Deceased identified as Ahsan Habib was an assistant teacher at Amdabad Secondary School in the upazila. Jashore General Hospital supervisor Dr Abdur

Two Bangladeshis were fatally shot on Saturday afternoon on Buffalo’s East Side, and a SWAT unit was on the scene, Buffalo police officials confirmed. The deceased are Babul Uddin from Cumilla, and Yusuf Miah from Sylhet, said Muktodhara Foundation General Secretary Bishwajit

The Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) department of police filed a charge sheet against online activist Pinaki Bhattacharya and former joint secretary of Chhatra Dal, Mofizur Rahman Ashik in a Digital Security Act (DSA) case filed with Ramna Model Police Station in 2022.