The High Court yesterday expressed discontent at the explanations of two lower court judges, who placed actor Pori Moni on remand for the second and third time in a narcotics case, saying that the judges had “undermined” the HC.

A woman yesterday filed a rape case against a deputy secretary, accusing him of engaging in sexual relationship by promising to marry her.

A case document centring two people, who were arrested over drug peddling, has raised questions, due to the discrepancy between accounts of police officials and witnesses.

A woman was found dead in the middle of two buildings in Dhaka’s Paribagh today.

The High Court today granted anticipatory bail to accused Ehteshamul Haque Bhola for four weeks in a case filed for the gruesome murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of former superintendent of police (SP) of Chattogram Babul Akter in June, 2016.

The High Court today directed the government to relocate all structures, except a mosque, from a public park (for children) in Jhenaidah municipality area.

A man who sustained injuries in an explosion while making bombs in Jashore, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early today.

A Dhaka court today accepted charges against Enamul Haque Enu, a director of Wanderer's Club and former vice-president of Gendaria unit of Awami League, and his two accomplices, in a case filed over amassing wealth worth Tk 47.36 crore through illegal casino business.

A Dhaka court today directed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit a report as early as possible on whether or not it would return a private car and other valuables seized from actress Pori Moni’s residence -- as evidence in a case filed under Narcotics Control Act.

The High Court today expressed disappointment over the explanation of two lower court judges, who placed actress Pori Moni on remand for the second and third time in a narcotics case, saying that the judges had “undermined” the court.

Members of the forest department in a drive detained 44 fishermen from Dubla area in the Sundarbans for entering the forest without prior permission.

An ill-fated septuagenarian mother and her physically and mentally challenged daughter were beaten up and driven out of home by her three land-hungry sons allegedly for occupying 1.33 acres of land.

Three residential students of a madrasa in Jamalpur’s Islampur upazila have remained missing for the last two days.

A man was killed yesterday after a gas cylinder hit him at a shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram.

Gazaria upazila administration in Munshiganj has launched an investigation into the allegations against a company -- Three Angle Marine Ltd -- which has been occupying rivers, canals and land and was listed as an “illegal occupant” by the National River Conservation Commission (NRCC).

A man who used to earn Tk 130 per day as a computer operator at Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf Land Port in 2001 has amassed crores of taka illegally, Rab said after his arrest yesterday.

Two lower court judges have apologised to the High Court for their “unintended mistakes and faults” in placing actor Pori Moni on remand in phases in a narcotics case.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to ban operations of all unregistered online news portals across the country as they allegedly run defamatory photos of people and reports on them.

The Dhaka airport authorities have seized Saudi riyals and Singapore dollars worth about Tk 12.5 crore from a Singapore-bound garment consignment, in a first such incident of smuggling of foreign currency in recent memory.

Two people, including Masukur Rahman, former owner of e-commerce platform E-orange, were shown arrested yesterday in a case filed with Gulshan Police Station for embezzling around Tk 88.94 lakh.