BNP international affairs secretary and former state minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon was released from jail after he secured High Court bail yesterday in 18 cases filed over extortion and various acts of violence, some 68 days after he was arrested. The party's lawyers, leaders and activities welcomed…

A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) in the Jagodal area in Ranishankail upazila yesterday afternoon. With this latest incident of shooting, three Bangladeshi youths have been killed by the Indian BSF in the last 10 days. The deceased was identified as…

The first session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 3 pm tomorrow (January 30). President Abdul Hamid called the session on January 9 exercising the power bestowed upon him as per clause (1) of article 72 of the constitution. President will deliver speech on the first day of the session,…

The largest human waste treatment plant will be opened at a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar today. Oxfam and UNHCR have jointly installed the industrial-scale plant, funded by the UN Refugee Agency, which can process the waste of 150,000 people- equivalent to the population of Nawabganj. State Minister…

Bangladesh-born barrister in the United Kingdom (UK), Mozammel Hossain, has been appointed as the Queen’s Counsel (QC). Hossain will be sworn in…

Two suspected drug traders were killed in a 'gunfight' between two groups of drug traders at Minabazar in Teknaf upazila early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain Rubel, 25, son of Farid Alam, and Mohammad Rafiq, 30, son of Safar Ali. Pradip Kumar Das, officer-in-charge…