As the government continues its drives against hoarders, large quantities of fuel have been seized in two districts.

A woman and her five-year-old son were found dead at their home at Tilpa Para area in Dhaka’s Khilgaon yesterday afternoon, police said.

The centuries-old Garer Canal, an integral part of the history and geography of Habiganj’s Baniachong, is now facing a severe crisis due to encroachment and pollution.

A Bangladeshi woman was beaten to death with a hammer at a convenience store in Fort Myers, Florida, on Thursday, triggering a police operation that ended with the suspect’s arrest later in the day.

The bodies of two young men have been recovered in two districts, report our correspondents.

Two other suspects remain absconding, say police

Accused was arrested after the boy’s father filed a case

Teenager detained during a drive on Thursday in Habiganj

Suspect arrested after a large-scale police search

A man was killed in an alleged attack by his son’s in-laws over a family dispute in Jamalpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.

Police on Wednesday arrested a man and his wife nearly 10 months after the throat-slit killing of his mother in Banshkhali upazila.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) continued its drive for a second consecutive day yesterday to reclaim encroached footpaths and roads, expanding operations to several new areas across the capital.

The government has continued drives against illegal fuel hoarding amid shortages that have disrupted daily life and livelihoods in several districts.

A grieving mother told a tribunal yesterday that her teenage son, who had been waiting for lunch, left their Gendaria home in Dhaka in 2011 after receiving a phone call just as she was about to serve the meal, and never returned alive.

Victim said to be linked to Chhatra Dal, but political identity not confirmed

Suspect allegedly collected diamonds in Dhaka, aimed to smuggle them to India

Police yesterday arrested two people in a case filed over the abduction and rape of a class 10 student in Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur and recording a video of the act on March 26.

Police conducting drives to arrest other accused

Returnees being questioned, says BGB

Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam yesterday said the prosecution may bring alleged crimes against humanity committed during the 2007-08, as well as “crossfire” killings, under the jurisdiction of the International Crimes Tribunal if they fall within its legal mandate.