A husband and wife were found dead in their home at Kamarpara area of Sirajganj’s Belkuchi upazila this morning.

A Cumilla court today placed Iqbal Hossain, Ikram, Faisal and Hafez Humayun Kabir on a five-day remand after their seven-day remand ended, in a blasphemy case in Nanua Dighirpar in Cumilla.

Two outbound passengers were arrested this morning from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle six lakh Saudi Riyal.

Unidentified criminals have killed a businessman allegedly for tipping off Rapid Action Battalion in Indurkani upazila of Pirojpur.

At least four people suffered bullet injuries after two rival groups clashed over previous enmity at the Haatkhali area in Pabna’s Sujanagar upazila last night while the Awami League rebel candidate’s campaign office was also vandalised.

At least 20 people have been injured in separate clashes during Union Parishad election campaigning in Jashore’s Jhikargachha upazila last night.

The High Court yesterday observed that the local administrations failed to save the people of Hindu community, their properties and places of worship in different districts during this year’s Durga Puja festival from communal attacks.

A 17-year-old girl has been languishing in a juvenile correction centre for a whole year because of a Facebook post that she allegedly made demeaning the Quran and hurting religious sentiment.

A man has been arrested in Khulna in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for spreading rumours on Facebook about the recent Cumilla mayhem at Hindu temples and homes over allegedly demeaning the Holy Quran.

Two people were killed and over 20 others injured as two groups of villagers  clashed over the upcoming Paratali union parishad elections in Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila yesterday morning.

The High Court yesterday observed that the negligence of local police and a union parishad member caused the incident of gang-rape and torture in Noakhali’s Begumganj.

A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to Mizanur Rahman, former Awami League parliamentarian of Khulna-2 in a case filed over amassing wealth worth Tk 1.58 crore illegally.

On over 60 decimals of land stands Yunus Ali’s lemon orchard. It’s located at the banks of the Bongshi river, falling under Amchirmor village in Dhamrai’s Jadavpur union.

The High Court today observed that the negligence of local police administration and a union member in taking steps on time resulted in the gang rape and torture in Noakhali’s Begumganj in September last year.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to former Awami League lawmaker of Khulna-2 Mizanur Rahman in a case filed over amassing wealth worth Tk 1.58 crore illegally.

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned to conduct judicial inquiries into the incidents of violence and attacks on Hindu temples and mandaps during Durga Puja in six districts -- between October 13 and 18.

Miscreants stabbed an Awami League leader to death and took away Tk 2.50 lakh cash and three mobile phones from his possession in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali last night.

Two people were killed and at least 12 were injured in a clash that broke out between two groups over establishing dominance in Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila early today.

Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (Swachip), a pro-Awami League doctors’ organisation, at a rally yesterday urged citizens to be united against communal forces and defeat them.

Police recovered the slit-throat body of a schoolgirl in  Tangail’s Kalihati upazila yesterday.