Documents of the Holey Artisan cafe attack case reached the High Court yesterday. The HC will use these documents to examine the court verdict that sentenced seven militants to death.

A strong criminal justice system is needed to protect women and ensure justice for them, suggested Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday.

The Department of Environment (DoE), in a drive yesterday, demolished five brick kilns and fined the owners Tk 23 lakh for causing severe environmental pollution in Savar’s Namagenda area, not far from Dhaka.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday expressed concern over people’s dishonesty in business, and urged newly graduated students to keep their integrity intact when working for the welfare of the nation.

Today is the third death anniversary of Mahbubul Hoque Shakil, former special assistant to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

After 14 years, the council of Sylhet district and city units of Awami League were held yesterday.

“Gonotantra Mukti Dibas” [Freedom of Democracy Day] will be observed in the country today, marking the fall of autocratic ruler HM Ershad in 1990.

Brac, one of the largest development organisations in the world, is scaling up its global ambition to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The girl, who was found dead on Wednesday night in a lane on Circular Road in Malibagh area of Dhaka, was a student of Stamford University.

Indian Border Security Force allegedly picked up two Bangladeshi fishermen from Forhadpur Nirmal Char area of the Padma river in Rajshahi’s Godagari upazila.

Fire breaks out at two separate garment factories in Gazipur and Dhaka’s Savar upazila.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says a befitting reply will be given if BNP carries out anarchy centering the verdict of cases against the party’s chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

The High Court (HC) has ruled that voluntary donors beyond certain relatives can donate kidneys. The court also said the voluntary donors will have to be selected after their physical and mental health condition check-up, and the drug addicted persons cannot be kidney donor.

Law Minister Anisul Huq warns of taking legal action against those who created chaos in the courtroom of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

Hajj operations and its management will be improved further in next year, State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah has said.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain terms the chaos at courtroom by the pro-BNP Lawyers “unprecedented”. “Everything has a limit…. I have not seen such a situation in the courtroom," the chief justice said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says support and services centre will be set up in every upazila across the country for the specially-abled people.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has pressed the need to bring down bank loan interest rate to single digit in order to boost businesses.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) authorities have suspended eight students from the university for different terms for their involvement in previous incidents of ragging at the university’s Titumir Hall.

Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice President Nurul Haque Nur alleges that a portion of an audio clip containing his conversation has been circulated with ill intention.