Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday said it is necessary to finalise the law regarding formation of the Election Commission (EC), incorporating opinions of civil society and all stakeholders.

Siddique Hossain’s success did not come overnight. The young man from Tikuria Chala village in Sakhipur upazila has given his all-out effort to achieve it.

Police yesterday recovered the bodies of three people in Narayanganj’s Araihazar.

The lockdowns were grim for workers of the transport, hotel-restaurant and retail sectors, as they saw their jobs, incomes and savings disappear.

Police yesterday foiled a protest rally against the attack, allegedly by Chhatra League activists, before a Qawwali performance at Dhaka University’s TSC on Wednesday.

Police have arrested six members of an inter-district robbery gang at a hotel in Chattogram city’s City Gate area early yesterday.

Three people were killed and 14 were injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

Researchers in Chattogram have found harmful bacterial and fungal presence in various brands of buffalo yoghurt in different districts of the country. Most cow yoghurt from popular brands, however, have been found to be safe with the expected nutrition level.

Mala Santal is an indigenous tea worker at Baikunthapur Tea Garden in Habiganj’s Madhabpur.

“Media reports on recruiting syndicates for Malaysia are nothing but trash,” remarked Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad, while talking to The Daily Star yesterday.

The Election Commission (EC) is “depriving voters from their rights” by not disclosing wealth information of candidates, claimed Shujan Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar.

A mobile court of Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday demolished six illegal brick kilns in Savar for polluting the environment. The brick kiln owners were also fined a total of Tk 62 lakh.

Four people were killed and 11 injured in road accidents in two districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

The Covid-19 infection rate in Chattogram hit almost 13 percent yesterday, the first time after four months.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested six Nigerians and a South African along with two Bangladeshis on charges of fraudulence.

Inmates are using cellphones, assisted by guards at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur, finds Anti-Corruption Commission.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said human trafficking cannot be prevented by only enforcing laws.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam yesterday said Bangladeshi migrant workers are facing inflation in Lebanon which needs to be addressed.

To reach the SDG target by 2030, private caregivers should be incorporated in the healthcare system, said speakers at a programme yesterday.

All infrastructural projects in Bangladesh should be climate-smart as the country aims to achieve the goals committed to the UN in reducing carbon emission, said officials and development experts yesterday.