The Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Bhanga upazila in Faridpur has stirred panic among locals after firing some blank shots from his newly purchased shotgun on the premises of his residence.

At least 20 people, including BNP chairperson's adviser Taimur Alam Khondaker, were injured in an attack allegedly by a group of Chhatra League men at a programme of BNP in Rupganj of Narayanganj today.

Police recovered the body of a youth in Melandah upazila yesterday, seven days after he went missing on October 12.

Students of a government primary school in Sadar upazila of the district is facing uncertainty as the institution is under threat of being washed away due to continuous erosion by the Begbati river.

Allegations are surfacing about a rice dealer who is giving short weight to recipients of an affordable rice distribution programme of the government in Moulvibazar’s Baralekha upazila.

Hundreds of inhabitants of 20 villages in Dhobaura upazila are living in misery since the bridge on the Indian Chhora river, running through Baghpara village, collapsed partially five years ago.

Elections and by-elections to more than 200 local bodies -- Zila Parishad, Upazila Parishad and Union Parishad -- will be held on Tuesday.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today inaugurated the “Supreme Court of Bangladesh Cause List Apps” through a virtual meeting.

The Brac Bank Limited today filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court verdict that directed the bank to give Tk 15 lakh in compensation to jute mill worker Jaha Alam, who had wrongly suffered in jail for three years instead of the real accused in several corruption cases.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to an engineer, Md Shafiqul Islam, in three cases filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for the officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

Three policemen today gave depositions before a court in a case filed over death of Rayhan Ahmed, who died after allegedly being tortured inside Bandarbazar Police Outpost in Sylhet city on October 11.

Police have arrested a young man for allegedly raping a woman in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat.

An eleven-year-old madrasa student was raped by her teacher multiple times in Chattogram's Banshkhali upazila.

Article 70 of the constitution has crippled the parliamentary system of government as MPs cannot vote against the party’s decision as they will lose their membership in the Jatiya Sangsad if they do that, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader said today.

Finishing the trial proceedings of a rape case in Bagerhat within seven days reflects the sincerity of the government to ensure justice quickly, Law Minister Anisul Huq has said.

Some 4,315 women and children became victims of violence during August-September, following withdrawal of coronavirus-induced shutdown and resumption of regular activities. Of them, 99 percent were victims of domestic violence. Fifty-six percent included women abused by their husbands, and children by their parents. Other family members and in-laws were also among perpetrators.

Two people have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a readymade garment factory worker in Bandarban.

The High Court today issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain in two weeks why photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol should not be granted bail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

A Dhaka court today granted ad-interim bail to Rashedul Haque Chisty, son of Farmers Bank Ltd’s former chairman of audit committee Mabubul Haque Chisty, in two graft cases.

Two women have been driven out of their houses along with their children for failing to pay dowry in Patuakhali’s Baufal and Barguna’s Amtali upazilas.