A court in Meherpur yesterday sentenced a man to death over the rape of a 9-year-old girl last year.

Twenty-one candidates, who contested the 13th National Parliamentary Election, have yet to submit their election expenditure accounts to the Election Commission, prompting it to extend the deadline until June 14.

ICT Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam yesterday said anyone found to have involvement in crimes against humanity, including journalists, will be brought to justice.

M Zubaidur Rahman, independent director and chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, resigned yesterday, citing personal reasons, amid growing tensions surrounding the country’s largest private-sector lender.

Bangladesh and India need a new, future-oriented agenda that is aligned with their new capabilities, aspirations and new national development priorities for engagement, said outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma.

Scheduled banks have been asked to extend banking services from 10:00am to 10:00pm through branches and sub-branches located near designated cattle markets in the metropolitan areas of Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur.

Five people, including four members of the same family, were killed when an ambulance carrying a paralysed patient collided head-on with a BRTC bus in Faridpur’s Nagarkanda upazila yesterday, leaving an entire village in mourning.

The sale of sacrificial animals at various makeshift cattle markets across Dhaka began yesterday, with a good number of animals having arrived already.

In farewell message, outgoing Indian envoy says the region’s two largest economies must anchor closer regional integration

The discount will apply to single-journey tickets from tomorrow, DMTCL said

The victims were clearing weeds in a banana plantation in Naikhongchhari when the explosions occurred, officials said

Tarique Rahman says rooftop solar initiative at parliament symbolises country's commitment to clean energy and sustainable development

Chief justice expresses condolences as senior lawyer laid to rest after janaza at Supreme Court premises

Three people were killed in separate incidents of violence in Narsingdi, Khulna, and Jhenaidah districts since last night.

The candidates fail to submit their expenditure by May 6 deadline

State minister warns suppliers and officials against negligence in nutritious food distribution programme

Traders struggle with debts, unpaid dues and lack of permanent trading facility

Traders struggle with debts, unpaid dues and lack of permanent trading facility

MM Murshid, a prominent figure in the country’s insurance and financial sector, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on May 20, aged 87, said a press release.

Md Yusuf Hossain Humayun, a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court and former president of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, breathed his last at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 90.