Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday called on citizens to vote “yes” in the upcoming referendum, saying the responsibility of building a new Bangladesh now lies in the hands of the people.

The political atmosphere heats up ahead of the start of formal electioneering, with major parties alleging that the Election Commission and the administration are selectively enforcing rules against their candidates.

A Rapid Action Battalion officer was beaten to death and three others injured after a group of criminals attacked a Rab team in the Jungle Salimpur area of Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila yesterday.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is set to deliver its verdict today in a case linked to the killings of six people in the capital’s Chankharpul area during the 2024 mass uprising.

Muslims in Bangladesh will observe Shab-e-Barat on the night of February 3 as the Sha’ban moon was not sighted yesterday.

Decision comes amid dispute between Rajshahi district and city committees

Jamaat office, madrasa bus torched; BNP office vandalised

Two men were allegedly beaten to death by locals on suspicion of cow theft in Imannagar village under Singair upazila of Manikganj early yesterday.

The US embassy yesterday urged visa applicants not to pay any bond in advance, warning that early payments neither guarantee visa approval nor ensure safety from fraud.

A special court yesterday framed charges against S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, former managing director of Reliance Finance Limited, PK Halder and 11 others in a Tk 32-crore graft case.

Lack of coordination among service-providing agencies and the limited authority of city mayors are among the key reasons behind the deteriorating condition of Dhaka and other cities across the country, urban experts and politicians said yesterday.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said politics must move beyond decades of blame and confrontation and instead focus on improving the lives of people and standing by them in times of need.

Although the official window for election campaigning begins on January 22, aspirants for the upcoming 13th national election are already active on the ground, engaging in various forms of “mass contact” to woo voters.

The emancipation of the intellect -- a vision imagined by a group of Dhaka-based thinkers a century ago -- remains largely unfulfilled in present-day Bangladesh due to social elitism, intolerance, and a lack of moral integrity among the intellectual class.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has found evidence that former state minister and Jatiya Party’s former secretary general Mashiur Rahman Ranga accepted a bribe of Tk 1.7 crore in exchange for facilitating a candidacy in the 2018 national election.

Independent candidate in Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, Barrister Rumeen Farhana, has raised questions about the neutrality and credibility of the local administration following the issuance of a show-cause notice against her over allegations of violating the electoral code of conduct.

Former Awami League lawmaker AKM Shamim Osman phoned then bridges minister Obaidul Quader, saying he had taken up firearms after police sought his help, and asked Quader to inform the deposed prime minister not to be angered if photographs of him carrying weapons were published, the prosecution told International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday.

Despite a commitment to start implementing the Teesta Mega Plan this January, the work has not begun yet but will commence soon, Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said yesterday.

Favourable weather conditions for chilli farming and increased market demand have boosted earnings for farmers in the Rangpur region this season.

Kushtia district Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Abul Hashem died while addressing a protest rally yesterday.