The government has drafted an amendment to the Evidence Act, seeking to repeal only one of the two sections that allow questioning the character of a rape victim in court.

A Habiganj court yesterday sent two men to jail on charges of looting and gang-raping a woman in the district’s Madhabpur upazila.

A teenage boy died as he came in contact with a fire that broke out at a fruit store along Hazi Road in Mymensingh’s Phulbaria upazila yesterday.

The weekly cabinet meeting yesterday approved the Cabinet Division’s proposal to make “Joy Bangla” -- the slogan that helped unite Bangladeshis to fight against the Pakistani regime -- the national slogan of the country.

Current geopolitical tensions around Ukraine may affect energy security, leading to diversion of global attention from the climate crisis, said experts and diplomats at a panel of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

In a show of force, Russia yesterday test fired nuclear-capable missiles as the United States again warned that it believes Moscow plans to invade Ukraine within days or next week.

With 4.57 lakh workers hired from Bangladesh just last year, Saudi Arabia has been the top destination for Bangladeshi migrants for the past five years.

The meeting started at Amtala [February 21, 1952]. There was a question in everyone’s eyes -- what will happen, what will we do now?

All the secondary educational institutions in the country would get a two-day weekend -- Friday and Saturday -- each week from the next year.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said that if Western nations failed to fulfil their promises to support Ukraine’s independence, it would have damaging consequences worldwide, including for Taiwan.

Despite being aware of the threats to life and property, Hazi Wahed Mansion owners still rented out the residential property to set up five warehouses for flammable materials in order to make extra profit.

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead yesterday at his shop in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The health directorate reported 13 deaths from Covid-19 yesterday, the lowest since January 21.

An 18-year-old girl was killed yesterday after being hit by a train in Kulaura, Moulvibazar.

A sub-inspector of highway police was killed in a hit-and-run near Daudkandi Toll Plaza in Cumilla yesterday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has submitted his response to a police questionnaire relating to Downing Street parties that may have breached coronavirus regulations, his office said Friday.

The Sundarbans has to be protected as it acts like a shield to save the coast and country from cyclone, said speakers at the inaugural session of a conference in Khulna yesterday.

Dr Yousuf Ali, former director of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal, passed away in a Dhaka hospital yesterday.

Ashwagandha (withania somnifera) is an herbal shrub, the roots and berries of which are used for medicinal properties.

Highlighting the growing friendship between Bangladesh and India, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam yesterday reiterated the unwavering commitment of the Bangladesh government to ensure peace and stability in the region and beyond.