Railway Police today submitted two separate petitions to show Dhaka south city unit BNP Joint Convener Nabi Ullah Nabi and Jubo Dal leader Mansur Alam arrested in a case filed over their involvement in setting fire to the Benapole Express train in Dhaka on January 5

Garment workers staged demonstrations in front of their factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) this morning, expressing dissatisfaction over the new wage board

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was shown arrested in nine cases filed against him over political violence in Dhaka centring BNP's rally on October 28

One person was killed and at least 30 were injured, while 60 houses, two shops, and a kindergarten were vandalised in separate incidents of post-polls violence in five districts yesterday.

The High Court today issued a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why the current hajj package that allegedly fixed excessive costs for the pilgrims should not be declared illegal

The Supreme Court today deferred till January 15 the hearing on a leave to appeal petition challenging a High Court order that asked the authorities to probe allegations against the owner of S Alam Group of amassing properties abroad without Bangladesh Bank's permission

At least 10 people were injured and 50 houses vandalised during violence in three villages of Jhenaidah Sadar this morning, following voting in the 12th parliamentary polls yesterday.

Four people, including an Awami League polling agent, were injured in an attack by rivals in Rajamehar union of Cumilla’s Debidwer upazila last night

Sporadic incidents of clashes took place between law enforcers and BNP men in the Chandgaon area of Chattogram city on election day yesterday, also the second day of the 48-hour nationwide hartal that BNP and its allies called to garner support for the non-cooperation movement and the boycott of the polls.

At least 15 arson attacks were reported in the 12 hours preceding the start of the national election this morning, according to Fire Service statistics

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal this morning said he did not find any polling agent of any candidates other than those from the ruling Awami League

Like any other day, Md Hasan was sitting inside the sleeper coach of Cox’s Bazar-bound Bengal Paribahan on Friday night, getting ready to check passengers’ tickets.

Three suspected cattle thieves were killed in a mob beating in Bhangura upazila of Pabna yesterday.

A truck driver and his assistant died on the spot after the sand-laden vehicle rear-ended another such truck on the Natore-Dhaka Highway in ​​Baraigram upazila of Natore early yesterday.

Masud Alam started his journey towards Dhaka from Bhanga Railway Station in carriage “Cha” of Benapole Express around 7:50pm on Friday.

Natasha Jesmin, a teacher of the Academia School in the capital’s Wari, boarded a Dhaka-bound train around 7:00pm on Friday after a visit to her home in Faridpur.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said they will leave no stone unturned to identify the perpetrators who set fire to a moving train on Friday night.

A total of 137 arson attacks have been reported in Dhaka city in 71 days since October 28, Fire Service and Civil Defence said in a report today

Supervisor finds timer IED inside moving bus; informs bomb disposal unit who later defused it

A school and two vehicles were torched this evening in Mymensingh and Chattogram.