A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced six people to death for killing a couple in a bid to grab their ancestral property in Tangail Sadar upazila in 2017.

A centuries-old building (kachari-ghar), which is locally known as Maharajar Kachari-ghar of Cooch Behar, has been turned into land research museum.

Much to the delight of fish lovers and buyers alike, a decent sized hilsa fish of around one kilogram is now selling for a little over Tk 600 at KB wholesale fish market in Bagerhat.

A student can finish his honours degree in four years at public universities nowadays. Four years have passed after the circular, but the recruitment process for the state-owned Rupali Bank has not been completed yet. Seven months have passed since the final viva, but the results have not been published yet -- immensely frustrating the candidates.

The High Court has dropped from its cause list a writ petition seeking restriction on disclosing details of the investigation of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case to the media.

Expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Chowdhury Samrat, one of the “casino kingpins” in Dhaka, has siphoned off Tk 195 crore to Singapore and Malaysia illegally, with the help of Enamul Haque Arman, another of the outfit’s leaders, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police finds in an investigation.

Despite the government’s pro-digital approach, 54 percent rural households in Bangladesh do not have access to internet, a new study shows. And experts fear this ‘digital divide’ could hinder e-governance progress.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have seized smuggled goods worth around Tk 17.75 crore and arrested 201 persons involved in smuggling along border areas of Jashore’s Benapole over the last year.

The process for enrolling students to Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent courses for the next academic session begins and will continue till September 17.

A court in Chattogram today framed charges against former lawmaker of Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency Abdur Rahman Bodi in a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007.

A tribunal in Dhaka today sentenced six people to death for killing a couple -- a retired government primary school teacher and his wife -- in a bid to grab land property in Sadar upazila of Tangail in 2017.

Four more prosecution witnesses today gave their statements before a Dhaka tribunal in connection with an arms case against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed.

Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) -- CPB (M) -- today announced a siege of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute on September 15 to realise its three-point demand, including the resignation of Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi for his failure in protecting the country's jute industry.

They are data entry operators of election offices. Having the access to the NID database server, they -- in collusion with some others -- created a gang that provide fake National ID cards, helping defaulters secure bank loans using those.

A man allegedly stabbed three people, including his wife and house owner, to death in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi early today.

The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that granted bail to Anwar Hossain Choudhury, an assistant professor of Chattogram University’s sociology department, in a sedition case.

The High Court has questioned the lower court order that granted bail to contractor Shahadat Hossain in a case filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

Bangladesh has secured the top position among 118 countries in sending troops to the United Nations peacekeeping missions.

The director general level meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh and Indian Border Security Force scheduled to start today in Dhaka has been postponed.

A man was killed in an attack, allegedly by his nephew, over land dispute in Kalia upazila of Narail last night.