Awami League candidate in Rangpur-3 by-election quit the race yesterday following directives of party high-ups and is now backing the Jatiya Party candidate, Erhsad’s son Saad Ershad.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday directed the BRTC chairman to investigate the purchase of “faulty” buses from India.

Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon yesterday resigned from Dhaka University senate citing personal problems amid demands for his removal from the policymaking body.

The Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor and two of her family members appear to be in a fix with a JU BCL faction publicly claiming it had received Tk 25 lakh as per a settlement reached at an August 9 meeting at the VC’s residence.

Unidentified assailants shot dead an Awami League leader in Savar’s Baktarpur area yesterday.

In a span of two days, former Chhatra League president Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon and general secretary Golam Rabbani have not only lost their posts, but also their followers.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the police to ensure the welfare, peace, and security of the people, and be their friend in need.

Jubo League has moved to rid itself of errant elements a day after the two top leaders of Chhatra League lost their posts for controversial activities.

Afghanistan proved yesterday that their abilities in the shortest format of the game far outstripped Bangladesh’s as they rode on Mohammad Nabi’s T20 batting masterclass and mesmerising spin bowling from Mujeeb ur Rahman to outclass the hosts by 25 runs in a T20I tri-series match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Like many young men of his generation, Salahuddin Khan dreamt of seeking his fortune in Europe as soon as he passed HSC in 2000.

Zimbabwe succumbed to their second consecutive defeat in the tri-nation T20I series as Afghanistan stayed on top throughout yesterday’s game to clinch a comfortable 28-run win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

A sixth-grader was killed allegedly after rape in Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila yesterday. Suravi Akter, 13, was the daughter of Hiru Mia from Chandipur village and was a student of Chandipur High School.

Many Chhatra League leaders often share on social media the prime minister’s quote “let high principles and simple way of living be your ideologies in life”. She had said this to Chhatra League many a time.

Mentioning that they have huge responsibilities towards the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked Awami League leaders and activists to discharge these responsibilities with utmost sincerity.

Defamation laws are being widely misused in the country curtailing the freedom of expression and press, and ultimately forcing many to undergo self-censorship, experts said at a roundtable yesterday.

Officials have attended multiple training abroad, bought five cars for Tk 2.5 crore and rented five more for Tk 10 lakh per month, but they have not even selected the project areas.

Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon and Golam Rabbani were removed last night from the posts of Chhatra League president and general secretary for their controversial activities.

A dam in Kakunkhai area of Sylhet’s Gowainghat has killed the Baulikhal river at its source, depriving many villages of a freshwater source for about one-and-a-half-year.

Two Rohingyas accused of a Jubo League leader murder and an alleged drug peddler were killed in “gunfights” with police in Cox’s Bazar and Kushtia early yesterday.

Sections of the stands at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur were already empty when Bangladesh were reeling at 60 for six inside ten overs in their chase of 145 against Zimbabwe in the tri-nation T20I series opener yesterday.