The summons on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a sedition case was pasted on the wall near the entrance to her Gulshan residence yesterday, as staff of the residence refused to receive the court order.

The majority of Bangladeshis believe that the country is heading in the right direction, according to a survey by the International Republican Institute.

The ICC Under-19 World Cup, which is described as an early taste of international cricket for the talented youngsters, kicks off today at

The police have once again demanded that the home ministry scrap the two committees formed last year to investigate allegations of corruption, irregularities and other serious allegations against cops.

Reckless driving virtually wiped out two families yesterday as slack enforcement of traffic rules continue to give law-breaking drivers impunity, exposing thousands of road users to the constant danger.

Three cops of Uttara Paschim Police Station have been suspended for allegedly harassing a businessman and his female friend for extortion money.

Dry weather, compounded by waning greenery and heavy construction work, has turned Dhaka's air seriously polluted.

The High Court yesterday demanded an explanation from the authorities concerned as to what steps had been taken to prevent air pollution in four city corporation areas, including Dhaka north and south.

In response to calls from party leaders, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has decided to convene a joint meeting on January 31 to discuss the appointment of GM Quader as JP co-chair and removal of Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu from the post of secretary general.

If the complaints filed by the returning officer in the recent polls to Phulpur municipality are proven to be true then the acts by ruling Awami League MP Sharif Ahmed of Mymensing-2 would be considered unlawful and punishable as per the electoral laws.

The government for the first time will begin a census of Rohingyas staying in Bangladesh illegally to give them special identity documents and prepare a database.

There are 1.14 lakh bank accounts in commercial banks having Tk 1 crore or more each as of December last year, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told parliament yesterday.

A Dhaka court yesterday summoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on March 3 in a sedition case filed for her remarks on the number of Liberation War martyrs.

At least 500 bighas of prime farmland loses productivity in five upazilas of Lalmonirhat every year, as their topsoil is sold to feed around 40 local brick kilns.

Customs officials and detectives seized around 61.7kg of gold in separate drives in Dhaka and Chittagong yesterday.

Dhaka University has expelled 16 students for life, seven of them for their involvement in the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir.

With the BNP's central council likely in March, speculations run rife within the party as to who is going to be its secretary general.

The National Board of Revenue is unlikely to give law enforcement agencies the authority to conduct drives against VAT dodgers, NBR officials told The Daily Star yesterday.

Mahabubul Haque Chisty, chairman of the Farmers Bank's executive committee, is at the centre of controversies surrounding the newly established bank.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to be sued today for sedition, as the home ministry has approved a prayer for bringing the charge against her for remarks on the number of Liberation War martyrs.