Top police officials have asked the Special Branch of police to remain alert so that Rohingyas do not get Bangladeshi passports in any way.

The man accused of murdering 19 disabled people at a Japanese care home in one of the country’s worst mass killings pleaded not guilty Wednesday as his trial began.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin called yesterday for a ceasefire in Libya after talks in Istanbul, where they also inaugurated a “historic” gas pipeline.

With the beginning of the second cold wave, people, mostly children and the elderly, are suffering from various cold-related diseases.

The trial of Rifat Sharif murder case began yesterday in Barguna District and Sessions Judge’s Court with the first prosecution witness testifying.

A Habiganj court yesterday sent a man to jail in connection with the rape of a six-year-old girl in the district’s Madhabpur upazila on Monday.

At least 1,005 children were raped in the country last year, according to a report by the Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum.

Border Guard Bangladesh has requested its Myanmar counterpart to remove landmines or improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the Bangladesh-Myanmar bordering areas.

Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday said the government will be held responsible if anything untoward happens to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been in jail since February 8, 2018.

Nasa said Monday that its planet hunter satellite TESS had discovered an Earth-sized world within the habitable range of its star, which could allow the presence of liquid water.

Director General of Rab Benazir Ahmed yesterday suggested that a joint meeting be held with all judges of lower courts, all public prosecutors (PPs) and police to identify ways to dispose of around 35 lakh cases pending with lower courts for trial.

Murder, rape, and other forms of violence against children increased significantly last year from the previous one, says a report by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).

“Take our dead bodies, give us our money back”, “We want to eat, we want to live”, “Give us food or we shall eat the constitution” -- these are the slogans imprinted on banners hanging all over Khalishpur. This part of Khulna city is host to nine state-run jute mills.

The Election Commission did not find any proof of violation of the electoral code of conduct by Awami League’s Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral candidate Atiqul Islam.

French officials yesterday prepared to restart talks with unions over a pension overhaul that has sparked the country’s longest transport strikes in decades, which labour leaders say could force millions of people to retire later than they thought.

Mexicans seeking asylum in the United States could be deported to Guatemala, part of a controversial migration deal between the Central American nation and Washington, the US Department of Homeland Security told AFP Monday.

Police yesterday detained three boys including son of a municipal ward councillor for allegedly raping a girl in Rajshahi’s Godagari upazila on Monday.

World leaders and other eminent personalities will visit Bangladesh to attend various programmes to be held marking Bangabandhu’s birth centenary throughout the year.

After around a week-long gap, the country is once again under the spell of a cold wave, which is causing people to suffer.

Israel has approved the construction of 1,936 new settler homes on occupied Palestinian territories, watchdog Peace Now said Monday.