Inqilab Moncho yesterday staged a demonstration demanding justice for its slain spokesperson, Sharif Osman bin Hadi, with a large number of protesters in attendance.

The ongoing cold wave sweeping across the northern region continued to intensify the suffering of poor and margnalised communities yesterday.

Two people were killed and three others injured in a clash between two groups over establishing dominance in Cumilla’s Nangalkot upazila yesterday.

The government has failed to take effective measures to make Bangladesh’s cities liveable, equitable, and sustainable after the mass uprising, despite high public expectations, said urban planning experts yesterday.

A fuel station worker was killed after allegedly being run over by an SUV in Rajbari’s Sadar upazila early yesterday.

Police recovered the bodies of a teenage girl and her mother from a private tutor’s flat in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district on Thursday night, 21 days after they went missing.

The state-owned Ishwardi Silk Seed Farm, located along the Pabna–Ishwardi road, has largely fallen into abandonment due to years of neglect and lack of initiative.

The National Housing Authority’s Rupatali unit in Barishal has been filling up a portion of Lalar Dighi, the largest natural waterbody in the city, raising serious environmental and legal concerns.

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam yesterday said the interim government is not favouring any candidate contesting for the upcoming national elections.

Rab has arrested Jahangir, the main accused in a case over attacking police, vandalising government vehicles, and snatching an accused during a drug recovery operation in Gazipur’s Sreepur.

The Election Commission yesterday reinstated the candidacy of 18 aspirants, approving their appeals against returning officers’ decisions that had earlier cancelled their nominations.

The left-leaning political platform Network for People’s Action (NPA), led by a group of July uprising activists and four former members of the National Citizen Party, was officially launched yesterday at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar.

A woman was stabbed to death after she spotted an attempted theft, while the accused was later beaten to death after being snatched from police custody in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila yesterday.

Upholding and emulating the ideals of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is essential for building a better Bangladesh and deepening its democratic foundations, speakers said yesterday.

After days of suspense, Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) yesterday finally announced that it parted ways from the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party electoral alliance, saying it does not want to engage in politics by “depending on others’ favour”.

It was a quiet winter morning in Uttara around 7:45am yesterday, with the household sleeping in on the weekend. When flames from a flat three storeys below began to spread, 14-year-old Rodela was the first to sense the danger.

Six people died in a fire that broke out at a six-storey residential building in the capital’s Uttara yesterday, while 13 others fell ill from smoke inhalation.

Tk 20,000cr kept as additional allocation in revised budget to cover salaries, allowances of govt employees

The split in the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance of mostly Islamist parties is likely to have a major impact on the electoral equation, analysts say, after Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) announced it would quit the coalition and contest the polls independently.

A media convention will be held in Dhaka today to protest against organised attacks on freedom of expression and democratic values, and to demonstrate a united stance in support of independent, responsible and courageous journalism.