Police yesterday recovered the body of a woman from a tin-shed building in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area.

Overwhelming nationwide protests continued yesterday for the third consecutive day, demanding justice for the gruesome murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was set ablaze allegedly for protesting sexual harassment against her.

A human chain was held in front of the Narayanganj Press Club in Chashara yesterday, demanding justice for murdered garment trader Kamruzzaman Chowdhury Selim.

A housewife was allegedly murdered by her husband for speaking against his extramarital affairs in Rangpur city yesterday, said police.

Nusrat Jahan Rafi's death proves that the country's law and order situation has sharply deteriorated, BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed said yesterday.

Six people were killed and two persons injured in road accidents in five districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

Three muggers were arrested while they were on the way to dump the body of a car driver in a river after killing him in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram early yesterday, said police.

Bodies of five Bangladeshi nationals, who lost their lives in a bus accident in Malaysia, arrived in the country in the early hours of yesterday.

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said the race to be first in publishing news sometimes causes false and wrong information, which leads to unrest.

A Chattogram court placed a bus driver on a three-day remand yesterday after he had been arrested the day before on charges of assaulting a Chittagong University student in the vehicle.

A worker died after falling off an electric pole at Carriage and Wagon Workshop of Bangladesh Railway (east zone) at Pahartali in Chattogram yesterday.

Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places in the next 24 hours.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said there is no specific security threat centring this year's Pahela Baishakh celebration.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das yesterday said increasing linkages between the media of India and Bangladesh is an important element in overall growth of bilateral relations between the two countries.

A concert to celebrate Pahela Baishakh and Chaitra Sankranti on Dhaka University campus was postponed yesterday, after a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly set fire to equipment and vandalised some 13 refrigerators of the sponsor company early yesterday.

Smoking at restaurants, one of the major public places, still continues in different parts of the country although it is prohibited by the existing tobacco control law, finds a recent survey.

The nation welcomes the first day of Bangla new year 1426 today amid vibrant pageantry, leaving behind the gloom of the past and upholding the opulent cultural heritage.

BNP has cast confusion over fair investigation into the Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case alleging that an evil attempt is on to protect the killers.

Police recover the body of a woman from a tin-shed building in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area.

Nusrat Jahan Rafi was set on fire two days after detained Sonagazi madrasa principal Siraj Ud Doula “gave a directive” to some of his followers when they visited him in Feni district jail, investigators say.