A madrasa teacher was arrested on charge of rape of a 12-year-old boy amid protests by locals in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila on Friday.

The Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) yesterday urged the public to remain patient and avoid assigning blame prematurely regarding the abduction of Mufti Mohammad Mohebbullah Miyaji, the imam of Tongi T&T Colony Mosque.

A little over two weeks after the killing of a BNP activist in Hathazari upazila, a Jubo Dal activist was shot dead in broad daylight in Raozan upazila of Chattogram yesterday afternoon.

After the fire, toxic fumes hung over the area for several days, posing serious health risks to locals.

The only giraffe at Gazipur Safari Park has died while undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB). The adult female giraffe, brought from South Africa, passed away on Thursday afternoon, but the news was made public yesterday.

Hopes Felix Gerdes, resident representative of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)

Urges them to participate in the democratic process

Police say public asked not to assign blame without evidence

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul today said that institutional reforms, alongside legal ones, are required to prevent enforced disappearances, describing the crime as worse than murder

Party's plans include repairing and improving dilapidated primary schools, he says

Police launch investigation

Information adviser warns of worsening situation if religion enters politics

They entered the neighbouring country illegally

Urges strict measures to stop river pollution, highlights progress on plastic ban and Dhaka river project

Initiated by Furry Friends Foundation and Snehotail, the programme seeks to control dog population humanely and improve animal welfare

8-month-old Ayaan Khan Ruhab recognised as Bangladesh’s first carbon-neutral baby

Labour and student leaders oppose port lease plan, citing threats to economy and sovereignty

Fakhrul says Mir Quasem and Salauddin Quader were sentenced to death in "false cases"

He is accused of negligence leading to the deaths of 16 workers in a devastating fire

All parties must stand together and close every door to the return of the 'fascist' AL, he says