The Chattogram City Corporation polls yesterday stirred up a heated debate in the country’s political arena, with BNP alleging that the election was marred by “unprecedented vote robbery” and “violence”.

Furious AL activist asks BCL men during brawl at CCC polling centre

A video editor of Ekattor TV was killed after a bus hit his motorcycle near Jamuna Future Park Mall on Pragati Sarani in Dhaka this afternoon.

Mucuna pruriens (velvet beans) which causes severe itching to the skin was used for attacking rivals during the Chattogram City Corporation election today, victims have claimed.

Only 99 out of 2,176 votes were cast in the last six and a half hours at the poll centre at Shahidnagar City Corporation Girls High School in Chattogram’s Lalkhanbazar thanks to frequent clashes between the Awami League backed and rebel AL councilor candidates.

The Returning Officer of Chattogram City Corporation election Mohammad Hasanuzzaman postponed voting in two polling centres at ward no. 34 on allegations of occupying the centres, vandalising electronic voting machines and violence.

Only one percent vote has been cast at a polling center in West Bakalia area in Chattogram city till 12:00pm, four hours after voting started.

Shahadat Hossain, BNP's mayoral candidate for the Chattogram City Corporation election, alleged that most of his agents were driven out from polling centres after being beaten up.

A pedestrian was killed and 12 others sustained bullet injuries during a clash between supporters of two rival councilor candidates in Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election in front of UCEP Technical School Polling centre.

The Chattogram City Corporation election began this morning with several cocktail bombs exploding in different wards, reports our staff correspondent from spot.

A Dhaka court yesterday asked police to submit by February 11 the probe report of the case filed against Fardin Iftekhar Dihan over the rape and murder of an English medium school student in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area.

Today marks 16 years since former finance minister and Awami League (AL) leader Shah AMS Kibria was killed in a grisly grenade attack at an AL rally in Habiganj’s Baidderbazar area on January 27, 2005.

Former Shipping Minister Captain (retired) Nurul Huq, the first chief of naval staff of Bangladesh Navy, died at Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Monday night. He was 86.

A contempt of court petition was filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday against Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam and six others on charge of conducting an eviction drive in Mirpur section 11, block-C ignoring its chamber judge’s order of status quo on the eviction.

A specialist team of Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDRC) will be collecting samples for further research to understand the strain of Covid-19 that UK returnees are affected with.

Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) unit of Bangladesh Nurses Association yesterday formed a human chain inside the college campus, demanding exemplary punishment of a doctor who has been accused of sexually harassing a nurse.

Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (Bela) and Youth Environment Society (YES) yesterday served a legal notice upon six government bodies including the land and environment ministries and Roads and Highways Department (RHD) over filling up Kohelia river in Cox’s Bazar.

India and Bangladesh must progress together, said Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami yesterday, as India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day.

The government is yet to take any action against the registrar -- who recorded the marriage of deceased Lakingme Chakma, a 14-year-old girl -- based on a fake birth certificate and others involved.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday informed the parliament that the construction of Padma bridge would be completed within June 2022.