Limon’s father says the family still does not know the motive behind the killing, wants the perpetrator to face the highest punishment

Victim rescued after husband called 999; police say one suspect still at large

Allows it to be placed before another HC bench

Protesters allege favouritism in the newly announced district committee

Stresses easing access to loans to boost private investment in closed state-owned mills and factories

Forty-nine newly elected women MPs took oath yesterday

Justice Nozrul forced to complete journey in police car

Traffic movement on both sides came to a halt in Muktagacha

Lawyer raises concerns over legality, national interest and constitutional compliance

Supreme Court lawyer seeks probe into Prof Muhammad Yunus

Family members break down at Dhaka airport as slain student’s body arrives from US

Remains reach airport this morning

Amid public anger over child deaths, key health adviser to interim govt says outbreaks usually result from several long-term factors and that vaccine procurement approvals were given on time

A man was stabbed to death in Durgapur upazila of Netrokona on Saturday night, said police.

Journalists in Bangladesh are still facing unprecedented difficulties, ranging from routine harassment and physical attacks to arbitrary detentions, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

A 90-year-old man was murdered allegedly by a drug addict during Fazr prayers at a mosque in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar early yesterday.

Deputy commissioners yesterday warned that the growing availability of drugs among youth, despite regular enforcement drives, poses a grave threat to the nation, urging the government to adopt tougher measures to curb the menace.

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam yesterday said the first session of the 13th parliament failed to address how reform proposals would be implemented, warning that continued disregard could lead to a mass movement.

The result of the assembly polls in West Bengal is expected today, with the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) hoping to extend its 15-year rule and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aiming for its first victory in a state long ruled by leftist parties.

The investigation into the Shapla Chattar crackdown on May 5, 2013, has so far found evidence of at least 32 killings in Dhaka, Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) said yesterday.