A special court has ordered the seizure of two houses and eight luxury vehicles owned by Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Virginia, US, along with the freezing of 12 bank accounts held in the names of Joy and his wife, Kristine Overmire Wazed.

Rights organisations yesterday expressed deep outrage and concern over the rape and murder of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa Akter in the capital’s Pallabi on May 19, saying it again exposed serious weaknesses in the country’s child protection system.

The state must immediately recognise victims of enforced disappearance and provide financial support to their families, rights activists, politicians and victims’ families said yesterday.

Sustainable development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) requires more than traditional farming alone, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday.

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said laws and government initiatives alone cannot prevent rape, child abuse and killings, calling for a strong social movement to address such crimes.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said the government wants to bring former prime minister Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh through legal procedures and existing extradition mechanisms.

bKash, a mobile financial service provider, has modernised the library of the historic St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka, said a press release.

Father of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter says he is grateful to law enforcers but fears the trial may be delayed by legal complexities

The state’s appeal against the High Court verdict has been sent to the Appellate Division’s full bench, with a hearing fixed for June 9

Salahuddin Ahmed says Bangladesh has no scope to comment on the issues, while BGB remains on high alert to prevent illegal infiltration

The accident occurred at an unmanned railway crossing in Bijoynagar

The utility agency had been operating without a permanent MD since Oct 31, 2024

Newly appointed VC begins official duties; meeting held with teachers, staff

BNP leader says laws alone not enough to stop rape, child abuse and killings

Crowds in Bangladesh are flocking to snap photographs with an unlikely social media star -- an albino buffalo with flowing blond hair nicknamed "Donald Trump" due to be sacrificed within days

Police say incident occurred late at night in Gabtoli upazila; investigation underway from multiple angles

Asian Network for Free Elections calls for reforms to sustain trust in electoral process

Accused allegedly incited victim to death; police say four other children were also abused

The men were promised Tk 1.2 lakh-a-month construction jobs but allegedly ended up near the Ukraine border

US ambassador highlights Boeing deal, tariff agreement and energy cooperation as markers of growing engagement