The Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists of Chittagong University (CU) unit withdrew their blockade yesterday after a meeting with the university authorities. Professor Ali Asgor, the university proctor said, “The students sat with us from 4pm to 6:30pm. In the meeting, they discussed all…

The two sons of Wahed Mansion's owner were sent on a seven-day remand yesterday in connection with the Old Dhaka fire that killed 71 people. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Razesh Chowdhury gave the order after police sought 10 days to interrogate Md Hasan and Sohel alias Shaheed. A court sent Hasan…

A Dhaka court yesterday (Monday) sent the two owners of FR Tower to jail in connection with the case filed over the devastating fire in the high-rise building on March 28 that claimed 26 lives. Metropolitan magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury sent the duo to jail after rejecting their bail petitions…

A woman, who was undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital with sever burn injuries after a gas cylinder blast, died yesterday morning, raising the death toll from the incident to two. The deceased was identified as Fatema Begum, 35. DMCH police camp in-charge Inspector Bachchu Mia…

Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam yesterday said that the buildings of Bangladesh Secretariat are not at risk of fire from electrical short circuit, but the buildings are under threat of earthquake. “There are circuit breakers in all the buildings of the secretariat. And that’s why…

US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the departure of Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, underscoring his intent to toughen immigration policy amid a surge in illegal crossings along the southern border. Nielsen's exit marks the end of a difficult relationship with her boss, who was said…

Forty-one Rohingya were found on a Malaysian beach Monday, police said, the second group of the Muslim minority to arrive in the country within weeks,…

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar pushed on with his assault on Tripoli yesterday, defying international calls for a ceasefire days into a battle that has left dozens dead. At least 35 people have been killed in fighting since Haftar's forces launched their assault Thursday, Libya's unity…