A mobile court has sentenced a former acting civil surgeon of Laxmipur to three months in prison after a brawl between him and the district's additional deputy commissioner (general).

Rahul Gandhi could be named head of India's opposition Congress Party within hours, a source said, shortly after he filed his candidacy for the role yesterday.

The president will be able to make 10 percent of the appointments to four superior posts of public administration from outside the civil service considering their “special merit, skill, eligibility and essentiality” if a proposed law is approved.

Following the death of Annisul Huq, the Awami League and its archrival BNP are having intra-party informal discussions to pick their best contender for the post of the Dhaka north mayor.

A new 4-party alliance headed by Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has been formed.

“He [Faraaz] is a hero from Bangladesh but his act of courageous friendship resonates across the world."

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged judges to perform their duties neutrally without being influenced by any fondness or enmity.

The High Court yesterday ordered paying Tk 4.61 crore in compensation to the family of eminent filmmaker Tareque Masud for his death in a road accident six years ago.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government's stance and continued efforts to build the Padma Bridge with its own fund have changed the world's attitude towards Bangladesh and all now treat it with respect.

Pope Francis on Saturday defended his strategy of avoiding the term "Rohingya" in Myanmar, saying he believed he got his message across to both the civilian and military leadership without shutting down dialogue.

Police expect to complete the probe into last year's terror attack in a Gulshan café by December this year.

Scores of commuters, including children, had to wait for hours on the streets due to a sudden transport strike in the port city yesterday.

For the first time on his Asia tour, Pope Francis referred to the Rohingya people by name yesterday and assured them of continued support so that they can get their rights back.

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), is being observed across the country with due religious solemnity.

He was at his prime. Dynamic and full of energy, he was a man on a mission. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's surprising and insightful decision to nominate a nonparty man for the vital post of one of the two mayors of the country's capital turned out to be a brilliant one. Given the opportunity, he was determined to prove that he was a worthy choice.

He worked tirelessly and was planning to do more to realise his dream of making Dhaka a modern city, but death has halted the mission.

A foul-smelling narrow corridor, housing a cluttered drug store, an office room and a pathology lab on one side and consultants' rooms on the other.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was giving more importance to the development of Chittagong Hill Tracts than the country's other areas as it was neglected for over 20 years.

Bangladesh yesterday stepped into the “world of nuclear energy” as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the main construction work of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the first such plant in the country.

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq lost the battle for life in a London hospital last night, after nearly three months' treatment there.