Remembering Jahanara Iman

President Abdul Hamid yesterday expressed hope that all members of the armed forces will continue their relentless efforts through discipline, skills, patriotism and dutifulness for the betterment of the force.

The second and last phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after Hajj, ends today with Akheri Munajat (final prayers).

Students of Dhaka University ended their hunger strike yesterday as the Election Commission deferred the date of Dhaka north and south city corporation elections to February 1.

Following Election Commission’s announcement to change Dhaka city polls’ date to February 1, Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad in a press release welcomed the decision, and said further demonstrations will be discontinued.

Exercise your franchise! Come to the polling centres overcoming all obstacles and vote!

Police arrest one person in connection with a case filed over torturing a house help in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.

Jatiya Oikyafront urges the Election Commission to change its stance of using the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the Dhaka north and south city corporation elections scheduled for January 30.

A six-year-old is allegedly raped by a security guard of a residential building in Dhaka’s Shahjahanpur area.

Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral candidate Ahammad Sajedul Huq Rubel has alleged that the Election Commission has “complicated the situation” by not deferring the election date that coincides with Saraswati Puja.

Election Commission defers the Dhaka city elections date to February 1, following increasing pressure from different quarters including the Hindu community and Dhaka university students.

Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad withdraws its weeklong countrywide demonstration programme over deferral of the date of the city polls.

Three Dhaka University teachers expresses solidarity with the students, who are on hunger strike since Thursday, demanding deferral of Dhaka north and south city corporation elections as January 30 coincides with Saraswati Puja.

Dhaka University students call off their hunger strike after the Election Commission deferred the Dhaka city corporations’ polls date to February 1.

Awami League MP of Bogura -1 constituency Abdul Mannan dies of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Dhaka this morning at the age of 67.

A police constable died after falling off a building in the capital’s Shahbagh area yesterday morning.

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) hosted the graduation ceremony of its signature leadership programmes for 2019 yesterday.

With an aim to address the rise of mental health as a worldwide crisis, Walk to Serenity -- a US-based non-government organisation -- yesterday organised a discussion titled “Mindset Walk: Mental Health Matters”.

Bangladesh Garments Sramik Sanghati yesterday demanded exemplary punishment of the rapists of a garment worker. The victim was raped in Ashulia of Savar on Tuesday.

BNP yesterday said the party is still facing a political setback caused by the movement it waged in 2015.