Police arrested two twin brothers for allegedly kidnapping a madrasa boy and realising ransom from his father in the port city’s Bakalia area early yesterday.

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court directive that asked the government authorities to shut down all brick kilns without valid licenses in Chattogram.

Twenty-two accused in Abrar Fahad murder case yesterday claimed innocence and demanded justice, after a Dhaka tribunal read out the charges from statements of 45 prosecution witnesses.

Around 150 trees have been felled at Sheikh Russel Aviary and Eco Park in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram, which remains abuzz with people and is guarded round the clock by dozens of forest staff.

Women’s empowerment has progressed significantly, but violence against women has increased as well, said National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Nasima Begum, ndc, yesterday.

The High Court yesterday wanted to know what steps have been taken to implement its 2010 directives for preserving the dignity and sanctity of

Some of the contents of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 1975 reform programme known as ‘Baksal’ should be brought back, Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi said yesterday.

The government has appointed Monirul Islam, the chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, to lead the Special Branch of police.

When private university student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury died in a tragic road accident on March 19, 2019 in front of Jamuna Future Park on

Doreen Hotels & Resorts has arranged a new offering featuring signature dishes of Executive Chef Kaique Chericone from Sao Paulo, Brazil, said a press release.

Police arrested two persons with a locally-made gun and 605 yaba pills in port city’s Patharghata area early yesterday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today urged all not to stage any political or social programmes in the capital during the 10-day celebrations marking Mujib Borsho and the golden jubilee of the country’s independence from March 17.

Six workers, including three Chinese men, sustained injuries after a part of launching girder of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project collapsed near Dhaka airport this morning.

Ruling Awami League-backed lawyers have won eight out of 14 posts including that of the president in Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections

Those who distort history will be known as miscreants in the pages of history, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday.

Hafiza Khatun, mother of Fazlul Haque, former president of BKMEA and managing director of Plumi Fashions Limited, passed away at her residence

Two musicians were killed and six injured as a lorry hit a microbus on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram early yesterday.

A garment worker was burned to death in a fire at his house at Nagarchar in Rajphulbaria of Savar early yesterday.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday asked his ruling party counterpart Obaidul Quader to put his own house in order instead of regularly criticising the opponents.

They gave up the common thinking of enjoying a relaxed retired life. Instead, they chose to do something worthwhile, not just for themselves, but for people around their community.