The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday filed two cases against DNCC ward councillor Tarequzzaman Rajib under the arms and narcotics acts yesterday.

Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) Managing Director Taqsem A Khan yesterday came under fire by a parliamentary body for his failure in providing safe drinking water to citizens, dealing with the waterlogging problem and allegations of widespread corruption against DWASA officials.

Jubo League Chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury has been relieved of his post amid allegations of corruption.

British MPs yesterday voted to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask the European Union to delay Brexit yet again but he insisted Britain must leave on October 31.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said the recent exchange of fire between the border forces of Bangladesh and India was an “accidental incident”.

A father and his daughter, and a child specialist were found murdered in separate incidents in Chattogram over the last two days.

The National Youth Policy, formulated by the Awami League government, defines any citizen between 18 and 35 as a youth.

Though most of the trains running in the country’s northwestern and southern regions face delay mainly due to inadequate capacity of railway tracks, Bangladesh Railway is adding new trains in the regions without proper assessment, worsening the situation further.

After hours of exposure to metal dust, the skins of these boys working at silverware factories have turned ominously grey.

Rab last night arrested a councillor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in the capital’s Bashundhara Residential Area on charges of his involvement in extortion and land grabbing.

Internationally-acclaimed artist Kalidas Karmakar passed away yesterday. He was 73.

Terming Thursday’s firing incident on Rajshahi’s Charghat frontier “unfortunate”, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said the misunderstanding would be resolved through talks between the BGB and the BSF.

At least 62 people were killed by a blast inside an Afghan mosque during Friday prayers, according to officials, a day after the United Nations said violence in the country had reached “unacceptable” levels.

Bangladesh and India have decided in principle to launch direct bus services on Dhaka-Gangtok and Dhaka-Darjeeling routes via Siliguri.

With much pomp and circumstances, Xi Jinping in October 2016 arrived in Bangladesh, the first visit by a Chinese president in 30 years.

Qatar has announced sweeping reforms to its labour market, with a ruling to end the kafala (sponsorship) system, marking a momentous step forward in upholding the rights of millions of migrant workers, said an ILO press release yesterday.

Four suspected criminals, including two Rohingyas, were killed in separate “gunfights” with the law enforcers in Cox’s Bazar, Joypurhat and Mymensingh early yesterday.

The US wants to sign two defence agreements with Bangladesh as the latter is seeking to buy advanced equipment from the US as part of its goal to modernise the military by 2030.

Britain and the European Union reached a new divorce deal yesterday that could allow Brexit on October 31, but faced immediate opposition among MPs in London -- who can still block it.

The Anti-Corruption Commission is going to probe allegations of graft involving Tk 36.4 crore in the purchase of furniture and other household items for the officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.