During an operation of river police -- to protect mother hilsa in the Meghna river, under Munshiganj's Sadar upazila -- fishermen and villagers attacked the law enforcers early today.

A Dhaka court today rescheduled – for November 9 -- delivery of the verdict of a graft case filed against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others over Tk 4 crore money laundering.

A college student was allegedly stabbed to death in Sultanpur under Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila last night. Four others were also injured. 

From CCTV footage, police have identified the person who placed the Holy Quran at Nanua Dighir Par puja mandap in Cumilla city.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested six people suspecting their involvement in the recent communal attacks on Hindu temples, idols and properties during the Durga Puja celebrations at Choumuhoni in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila.

Rapid Action Battalion detained a teacher of Begum Badrunnessa Government Girls College for interrogation on charge of spreading on social media an old video footage of a murder in Dhaka's Pallabi as the killing of Jatan Kumar Saha during recent communal violence in Noakhali.

Police today arrested a man for sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy in Tongibari upazila of Munshiganj yesterday.

A man was beaten to death, allegedly over cut of gambling money, in Habiganj early today.

The government has urged all concerned to uphold the spirit of tolerance, inclusivity, peace and pluralism and stand guard against further efforts to malign the state institutions and tarnish the image of the country.

Like previous incidents of communal violence unleashed on minority communities, a post making the rounds on Facebook was what triggered the October 13 attacks in Chandpur’s Hajiganj upazila during Durga Puja celebrations.

A journalist has been arrested in a case filed under the Digital Security Act in Kushtia.

The fear of Hindus -- whose houses and shops were attacked, set on fire, and looted -- in three villages under Ramnathpur union of Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila has not abated yet.

An elderly man was stabbed to death by his mentally ill son in Ashulia early today.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said the prime suspect of the Cumilla mayhem is frequently changing his whereabouts since he went into hiding following the incident on October 13.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has pressed charges against film producer and actor Nazrul Islam Raz and one of his associates, Md Sabuj Ali, in a narcotics case.

A Dhaka tribunal today summarily dismissed a case -- under Digital Security Act -- filed against Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam.

Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against the chairman of Jashore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education and four others for embezzling TK 2.5 crore through check forgery.

They were already cringing in horror over what had happened at different places across the country over the last few days.

They were from all walks of life -- university teachers, students and other professionals -- but their voices were united.

UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo has said the recent attacks on Hindus, “fuelled by hate speech” on social media, are against the values of the constitution and need to be stopped.