Yesterday’s landmark verdict that sentenced two cops to death and six for life also offered a rare glimpse into how a “crossfire” is cooked up.

This is the first time in the country any law enforcer, let alone five, has been brought to book by a court for staging a “shootout”.

National Bank Limited has apologised to Bangladesh Bank for extending unprecedented amounts of credit card loans to its directors and their relatives violating the rules.

July 31, 2020 Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan shot dead by police at a checkpost on Marine Drive road, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar.

The foreign ministry is considering setting up a human rights cell under the supervision of the foreign ministry director general (UN) to better analyse the country’s human rights situation and rightly present it before the international community.

 The actual Covid-19 caseload in Bangladesh at present is most definitely higher than what is being reported officially, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday -- highlighting the severity of the ongoing wave of coronavirus cases.

Two men were killed and at least seven others were injured yesterday as local Awami League groups clashed in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi over Union Parishad polls.

Driven by the humanity within, they had rushed to rescue the victims of a road accident nearby.

Abdul Hoque was among the several hundred drug traders from Brahmanbaria who had surrendered to police during an anti-narcotics crackdown in 2017.

A Cox’s Bazar court is set to deliver the verdict today in the sensational Maj Sinha murder case.  

Unicef has urged governments across the world to keep schools open to avert a learning catastrophe.

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) yesterday protested Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda’s recent remarks about its Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar, saying the comments were “ugly, indecent, and untrue”.

The health directorate yesterday reported 21 new Covid-19 deaths -- the highest since October 6 last year.

The government initiative to conduct dope tests before issuing professional driving licences from today is set to face challenges due to a lack of testing facilities and preparations at the designated hospitals in the capital.

The more things change, the more they stay the same, observed the French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. And looking at the state of progress of the projects undertaken under public-private partnership (PPP), one is reminded of the saying.

President Abdul Hamid last night gave his consent to the newly passed law on appointing the chief election commissioner and other commissioners, the parliament secretariat said in a statement.

Many parts of the country have been experiencing a mild to moderate cold wave since Thursday night which may continue for the next few days.

The country reported 20 more Covid-linked deaths with 15,440 fresh cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning.

Despite the government’s assertions to the contrary, the recent arrest of an Arsa chief’s brother from a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar strongly hints atthe insurgent group’s presence inside the refugee camps, residents and experts said.

In August 2011, the government took up a Tk 1,946 crore project to procure 70 Metre Gauge (MG) locomotives to mitigate the growing crisis of rail engines and expanding the services of Bangladesh Railway.