Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the world’s Muslims, will be held in two phases on the bank of the river Turag on the outskirt of the capital from January 12-14 and January 19-21, reports BSS. “Police will take up special measures…

A Dhaka court yesterday started recording depositions of witnesses against five accused, including Shafat Ahmed, in a case filed for raping two private university girls in a Banani hotel, reports UNB. Judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 M Safiul Azam recorded the testimony…

BNP yesterday alleged that the government is making an ‘imaginary story’ bringing various allegations against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha only to contain him, reports UNB. “The allegations brought against the Chief Justice are nothing, but a cooked-up story. People believe that…

A Narayanganj court yesterday ordered the state to realise money for the maintenance of a child born as a result of rape from the rapist until the child turns 21, reports UNB. It also sentenced the rapist, Sohel Miah, 24, son of Aman Ullah of Borab Bazar Borobari village of Sonargaon upazila, to life…