The Daily Star had published this article based on official statements. It is no longer available since the accused have been exempted of the charges.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has contacted Tiktok and Facebook authorities to remove obnoxious content from these platforms, and the authorities concerned also assured to take appropriate action regarding this, said BTRC vice-chairman Subrata Roy Maitra yesterday.

The Daily Star had published this article based on official statements. It is no longer available since the accused have been exempted of the charges.

A Narayanganj court today granted four-day remand for the eight accused, including owner of Hashem Foods factory in Narayanganj, in a case filed following 51 deaths in a fire at the factory.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken steps to issue a travel ban on Evaly.com Chairman Shamima Nasrin and Managing Director Md Russel.

Police arrested Arani municipality Mayor Muktar Ali in Pabna’s Pakshey area early yesterday on charge of attacking an Awami League leader and his family members.

Forest Department officials arrested three men suspected to be deer poachers from Chandeshwar area of Chandpai Range in the Sundarbans East Forest Division last night.

Police this morning arrested Rajshahi district's Arani municipality mayor Md Muktar Ali from Pabna's Pakshi area.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has begun an enquiry into the allegation against Evaly, an e-commerce platform, of embezzling around Tk 338.62 crore.

Four robbers broke into a house in Bhola Sadar upazila and raped a 35-year-old woman after tossing her three-month-old baby out of the window.

The High Court yesterday said making derogatory comments about a person through Facebook post is a “heinous offence”, as the victim can be seriously affected psychologically and socially.

Detectives arrested two health directorate employees and a woman in Rajshahi on charges of forging negative coronavirus test certificates and selling those to people who tested positive for the virus.

Police today recovered the body of a youth from an under-construction dormitory of Jahangirnagar University.

A woman was allegedly murdered by her husband over a family feud in Gazipur city last night.

A general diary was filed with Ramna Police Station on Tuesday, saying that several fake Facebook IDs are being operated in the name of Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi to tarnish his image.

The High Court today said making derogatory comments about a person through Facebook post is a “heinous offence”, as the victim can be seriously affected psychologically and socially.

Three Nigerians, including a child, were apprehended by an intelligence agency and handed over to police inside Bangladesh territory at Tamabil land port under Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila this morning.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain extended his decision to run court functions across the country on a limited scale virtually till July 14 amidst the ongoing Covid-enforced lockdown.

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities to ensure proper maintenance of health safety guidelines while arresting people and sending them to courts for violating ongoing lockdown.

The National Board of Revenue yesterday directed banks to freeze accounts of former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury and his spouse Suparna Sur Chowdhury on suspicion of tax evasion.