A High Court (HC) bench has delivered a split verdict in connection with the killings of three officials of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Coast Guard way back in 2006. In 2014, a trial court had awarded the death penalty to six persons and sentenced seven others to life imprisonment for killing…

India attached the highest priority to its relations with Bangladesh, and it would be his endeavour to work towards further expanding and strengthening the close and friendly ties that exist between the two neighbours, New Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla said yesterday while…

Shaheed Asad Day will be observed today commemorating the supreme sacrifice of the student leader during the days of mass uprising of 1969 that led to the country's independence, reports UNB. On January 20 in 1969, Asaduzzaman was killed in firing by Pakistani forces in front of Dhaka Medical College…

Six people, including a cop and a woman, were killed in road accidents in Panchagarh, Jessore and Narsingdi districts yesterday. In Panchagarh, two motorcyclists were killed as a bus knocked down their vehicle in Pradaner Haat area on the Debiganj-Nilphamari road in Debiganj upazila yesterday morning,…

Criminals torched a local Awami League office in Sadar upazila on Monday night, reports UNB. Abul Bashar, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, saidmiscreants set fire to the Awami League office at Chandpuha Bazar under Gakul union which burned down valuables, including furniture and a television.…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges before a court against Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu, mother-in-law of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, in a graft case, reports UNB. ACC deputy director RK Majumder, also investigation officer of the case, submitted a charge sheet against…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a view-sharing meeting here today unequivocally called for more connectivity of Bangladesh with India, Nepal and Bhutan for a substantial and sustainable development of the region, reports BSS. They also stressed the need for developing bilateral relations and regional communications…

Recalling the 1/11 scenario, Senior Justice of the High Court Sharif Uddin Chakladar yesterday said independent judiciary cannot be expected without the consolidation of democracy, reports UNB. Justice Sharif Uddin came up with the observation while addressing a farewell ceremony on his last working…

The police are yet to accept any case over the alleged torture on Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabbi by Sub Inspector Masud Sikder. Officer-in-Charge Zamal Uddin Mir refrained from filing any case against Masud when Rabbi’s friend Zahidur Rahman, along with two lawyers, went to Mohammadpur Police…