A man has allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat in Ashulia of Dhaka.

The Supreme Court yesterday deferred till May 3 the hearing on the petition filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami seeking a review of its judgement that upheld his death penalty for his wartime offences.

Land owners within a 300-metre radius along the fringe of Hatirjheel project would now be able to build tall buildings up to permissible heights as per building rule, a seven-member ministerial committee for review of Dhaka's Detailed Area Plan (DAP) decided yesterday.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, Danish Ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjær, Brazilian Ambassador Wanja

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld its earlier order of scrapping the High Court's acquittal of Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya in a corruption case that sentenced him to 13 years' of imprisonment.

The celebration of this Pahela Baishakh would be more joyous for the government officials as they have received a festival bonus for the first time for the Bangla New Year.

The High Court bench of Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice AKM Shahidul Huq yesterday fixed tomorrow for delivering

Experts and stakeholders yesterday pointed out that many crucial issues, like speed limits, accident probes, safety and victims' compensation, and their related aspects have been missed out in a recently drafted “Bangladesh Road Transport Act-2016”.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for developing the country's prisons as correction centres so that prisoners could leave their dark past and return to the normal life after serving their jail terms, reports UNB.

On the occasion of the first death anniversary of Dr Nuruzzaman Khokon, a free medical camp was organised in Norshingdi yesterday.

Advocate Ekhlak Hossain, former public prosecutor of Rajshahi Bar Council and founder president of Rajshahi Metropolitan BNP, died at a hospital in the capital on Friday, aged 75.

Four women ambassadors in Dhaka highlight the “shadow ambassador” initiative as a scheme to promote women leadership.

The High Court issues arrest warrant against three Hazaribagh tannery owners for not moving their factories to Savar and not appearing before court despite a summons order.

Interns at Rangpur Medical College Hospital postpones their indefinite strike after a meeting with the hospital authorities.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has urged the Bangladesh government to halt all executions and institute a

Bangladesh has said it rejects any narrow and misinformed interpretation of Islam, the religion of peace, and denounced the use of

Miscreants, impersonating as detective police, mugged Tk 7 lakh from a garment accessories businessman in the capital's Chankharpul

A woman was killed and another injured in a head-on collision between a car and a rickshaw-van on Bogra-Noagaon road in Dorgahat

Given that there was a glaring future of homeopathy in Bangladesh, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday

The local government ought to put emphasis on preventive measures to improve urban health rather than providing direct treatment,