The chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday sent a leave-to-appeal petition filed by the Bus Owners' Association against the High Court (HC) order that had directed the owners and driver of a bus and an insurance company to pay Tk. 4,61,75,452 as compensation…

The charge sheet of the militant attack on Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital on July 1 in 2016 will be submitted to the court today, reports BSS. “We are going to submit the charge sheet in the Holey Artisan attack case against eight militants tomorrow as all necessary formalities…

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and the Health Service Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare yesterday at the Secretariat, which will allow freedom fighters to receive medical treatment at all government and specialised…

There are now 1.16 crore sacrificial animals in the country for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha against last year's 1.04 crore, according to the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry, reports UNB. A handout of the ministry said there are 44.57 lakh sacrificial cattle and buffalos while 71 lakh goats and sheep…

Police arrested a local BNP leader early yesterday in a case filed over the crude bomb attack on a rally of the party's mayoral candidate Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul, reports UNB. A joint team of Detective Branch of police and Boalia Police Station in a drive arrested Motiur Rahman Mintu, general secretary…

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said around 43,000 alleged drug traders and carriers are now there in different jails across the country, reports UNB. "Presently, the number of total detainees and prisoners in the country's jails has risen to nearly 90,000 against the total capacity…

A low over the Bay of Bengal, turning into a depression in the north-western part of the Bay on Saturday night, moved away in a north-western direction towards the state of Jharkhand in India as a land depression. It did spawn some overnight rains but there was no change in the temperature. Rainfall…