Rab has arrested the prime accused in the murder of a woman whose throat was slit after she protested the stalking of her younger sister in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram.

Two people, including the driver of a microbus, were killed after the vehicle collided head-on with a bus on the Dhaka-Barishal highway in Barishal’s Gournadi upazila yesterday.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against Jubo League leader and former ward councillor Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, an accused in the Sharif Osman Hadi murder case, on charges of laundering around Tk 2.5 crore.

A man was found dead at his home in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar on Thursday night.

Leaders of the Gonotantrik Jukta Front yesterday called for the publication of a white paper detailing the activities and decisions of the interim government during its time in office.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has secured the extradition of a Bangladeshi national from Malaysia after arresting him with the assistance of Malaysian authorities.

An Awami League leader, who was in Panchagarh Jail, died in a hospital shortly after being released on bail.

Referring to this year’s National Jute Day theme, “Build the Jute Industry, Create Employment,” President Mohammed Shahabuddin called on the country’s youth to explore startups and innovation in the jute sector and utilise global e-commerce platforms to expand Bangladesh’s jute products in international markets yesterday.

Worshippers at Nidaria Jame Mosque, a protected 18th-century monument in Lalmonirhat, are facing safety risks as parts of the boundary wall and a tin-shed veranda remain in a fragile condition due to a lack of renovation.

An unprecedented number of ballots was rejected in the February 12 national polls.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday sought deeper engagement with the international community through partnerships rooted in expanded trade and investment, technology transfer, cultural and educational exchanges, and stronger people-to-people ties.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said his party was not consulted on agreements signed with different countries during the tenure of the interim government.

Filling stations across the country, including in Dhaka and Chattogram, were overcrowded on the weekend as panic buying continued amid fears of supply disruptions due to the war in the Middle East.

Bangladesh bristled with anticipation, convinced that a defining moment was approaching.

A couple of hours before dawn, 32-year-old Pinky Akter woke up and went to the kitchen to prepare sehri. Her family members were asleep.

Doctors say inhalation injury, higher burn percentages reduce survival chances

Narvin Begum, a day labourer supporting a four-member family, uses LPG for quick morning cooking and firewood for other meals.

The BNP yesterday started a training workshop for its lawmakers ahead of the first session of the 13th National Parliament, scheduled for March 12.

Family members and leaders of various political, social, and civic organisations visited the grave of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi yesterday morning, marking the 13th anniversary of the teenager’s murder in Narayanganj.

Ten people, including women and children, sustained burn injuries after a suspected gas leak triggered an explosion in a house in Dhaka’s Turag area early yesterday.