The High Court yesterday directed the chief judicial magistrate of Gazipur to probe whether there are any illegal structures and encroachments even after removing the illegal structures from the Turag River at Kamarpara. The HC also asked the magistrate to submit a probe report before it in this regard…

New climate model projections of the world's coral reefs reveal which reefs will be hit first by annual coral bleaching, an event that poses the gravest threat to one of the Earth's most important ecosystems, reports UNB. These high-resolution projections, based on global climate models, predict…

Miscreants vandalised 20 idols in three temples in Jamai Bazar Dhumuria area of Tungipara upazila in Gopalganj early yesterday, reports UNB. Locals said the miscreants swooped on 'Durga Temple', 'Hari temple' and 'Radha-gobindha temple' early in the morning and damaged 20 idols.…

Over 50 people were injured, including six with bullets, in a clash between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members, and transport workers and traders in Srimangal upazila headquarters under Moulvibazar district yesterday, UNB reports. Witnesses said local transport workers beat a BGB officer around 5:30pm…