A Dhaka court today sentenced 13 people to death and 19 others to life in jail for killing six students in Aminbazar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, 10 years ago.

The main accused in the murder of Cumilla ward councillor Syed Mohammad Sohel and his aide, was killed in a reported gunfight in the city with law enforcers early today.

A Dhaka court yesterday granted a petition for withdrawal of a case filed against members of popular band Meghdol.

Upon completion of recording depositions of prosecution witnesses in Major (retd) Sinha Rashed Khan’s murder case, the court yesterday fixed December 6 to 8 for producing defence witnesses.

There territory was in the Bay of Bengal, adjacent to Barguna, Patharghata and Patuakhali districts. They used to conduct robbery in fishing boats. At times, they would abduct anglers and collect ransom from their families.

A regular flight of Malaysian Airlines made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) last night following reports that there was a bomb or bomb-like object on board, prompting authorities to call in commandos.

The High Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that any government official below the rank of additional secretary must take permission from the cabinet division and finance ministry, along with the approval from his or her own ministry, for any official foreign tour.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has ordered the lower courts and tribunals across the country to dispose of cases filed for disrupting communal harmony within 90 working days of filing.

A court in Manikganj today sentenced a man to death and four to life term imprisonment for killing an NGO chairman in Saturia upazila in 2006.

A Dhaka tribunal today directed authorities concerned to publish advertisements in two national Bangla dailies asking Hungary-based entrepreneur Zulkarnain Saer Khan alias Sami and three others to appear before it on January 11, 2022 in a case filed under Digital Security Act.

Actress Pori Moni today filed a no-confidence petition against the probe report submitted by Savar police in an attempted rape and murder case filed by her.

Police arrested a TikToker last night on charges of rape in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district.

Rab arrested Katakhali Municipality (under Paba upazila in Rajshahi) Mayor Abbas Ali from a hotel in Dhaka following his remarks about a mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that drew much criticism.

Two murder case accused were killed in a “gunfight” with police in Cumilla city early yesterday.

A leader of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti was yesterday shot dead in Sadar upazila of Rangamati.

A Madaripur court sentenced three people to death for killing a five-year-old girl allegedly over personal enmity with the victim’s family in 2015.

Police and National Security Intelligence (NSI) officials of Chattogram metro unit in a joint drive today detained a man who, impersonating as an NSI official, scammed money from people.

A High Court bench today handed over a United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) member, Shankadas Barua, to police after he surrendered before it for anticipatory bail in a Tk 1.3 crore money laundering case.

Three frauds -- referring to themselves as “Jiner Badsha” (master of Jinn) and luring people with promises of secret wealth -- were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life in a case filed over raping a mother and her daughter in 2018 in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila.

A court in Barguna today sentenced a madrasa teacher to life term imprisonment for raping a class seven student in Sadar upazila of the district in 2019.