A suspected militant of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), held over the attack on an Iskcon temple in Dinajpur on December 10, confessed to his involvement in the attack, said police officials. The detainee, identified as Shariful Islam, 28, gave his confession before…

The government is in the final stage of inking a deal with Singapore-based Excelerate Energy Limited for building the country's first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal, said a Petrobangla official yesterday. Md Quamruzzaman, Petrobangla Director…

Dhaka Medical Correspondent of Independent Television, Sajib Ahmed, has gone missing since yesterday morning. He was last seen on a launch named MV Takua yesterday, which plies on the Dhaka-Chandpur route. His mobile phones and ID card were found with the launch supervisor, who claimed that passengers…

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday suspended the returning officer of Kolaroa Municipality in Satkhira over misuse of power and violation of law in discharging election duties. The Commission issued a notification in this regard on Sunday, mentioning that the returning officer, M Abul Hossain, accepted…

No case has been filed over Saturday’s clash between rival Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) factions of the Islamic University (IU) unit on the campus…