A delegation of the ruling Awami League led by their Election Conducting Committee Co-Chairman HT Imam informs Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda that the people who resorted to arson attacks in previous elections are gathering in Dhaka to foil the city polls.

The government is considering abolishing the three streams -- science, humanities and business studies -- at the secondary level, Education Minister Dipu Moni informs the parliament.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda brushes aside all allegations of lack of level-playing field ahead of the Dhaka city corporation elections.

Starting from 12:01am on February 1, vehicular movement will be restricted till 6pm that day for Dhaka City Corporation elections.

A BNP delegation meets Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda and alleged of having no level-playing field ahead of the upcoming Dhaka north and south city corporation elections scheduled for February 1.

The High Court summarily rejects a writ petition seeking cancellation of BNP’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation Tabith Awal’s candidacy.

The Election Commission should carry out an investigation behind yesterday’s clash during the campaign of BNP’s DSCC mayor candidate Ishraque Hossain in Wari, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.

Rapid Action Battalion says they held eight members of a gang that used to traffic women to different dance clubs and bars in countries in Middle East Asia.

A Dhaka court places five people on one-day remand each in connection with yesterday’s clash took place between activists of BNP and Awami League during an election campaigning in Wari area of Dhaka.

An SSC examinee was killed after a Wasa vehicle ran him over in the city’s Wari area this noon.

Tabith Awal, BNP-nominated candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral election, declares his manifesto -- giving priority to developing Dhaka as an “intelligent city”.

The Supreme Court yesterday asked the High Court to expeditiously hear and dispose of the rules issued over the legality of the gazette regarding the 9th wage board for journalists and workers of newspapers and news agencies.

Four people were killed and at least seven others were injured in three separate accidents across the country yesterday, report our correspondents.

The House yesterday passed “Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Bill 2020”, extending the deadline to update voter lists till March 1 instead of January 31.

The Supreme Court yesterday fined three private universities Tk 10 lakh each for admitting students beyond the approval of University Grants Commission (UGC).

Family members of a 15-year-old girl, who was gang-raped by four youths on January 15 in Gazipur, alleged that they were being threatened by relatives of the accused, who are her neighbours.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday rescued 13 Rohingya women from a house in the capital’s Aftabnagar.

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan received an overwhelming surprise yesterday, after being delivered delicious food cooked by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself.

A labour court in Dhaka yesterday granted bail to Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus in a case filed over violating labour laws.

A former Supreme Court judge yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking cancellation of candidature of Tabith Awal, BNP’s mayor candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation polls, on charges of concealing information about his wealth in Singapore in his affidavit.