Arrestee handed over to police for interrogation

Tetulia records country’s lowest temperature for eighth straight day

Chinese rifle and locally made firearm seized in late-night raid

Discussion focuses on bilateral trade, tariffs, future economic cooperation

Blaze erupted in seven-storey building, leaving families dead

Timetable issued after Appellate Division suspends earlier postponement

Two major political parties, the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, yesterday raised concerns over the absence of a level playing field ahead of the February 12 polls.

Bangladesh has formally begun the accreditation process for medical education, with the Bangladesh Medical Education Accreditation Council (BMEAC) accrediting two government medical colleges for the first time to ensure quality education.

Universal minimum income, school meals, youth loans and a national health card headline in a reform package put forward by the Citizen Platform for SDGs as part of its 10 national action programmes and 12 selected policy recommendations for the next government.

City dwellers suffered for a second consecutive day yesterday as students demanding the issuance of an ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University blocked the Science Lab and Technical intersections again.

A Dhaka court yesterday directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to conduct further investigation into a case filed over the killing of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.

The World Economic Forum has identified crime and illicit economic activity as the two most significant economic risks for Bangladesh over the next two years.

The government has appointed the national security adviser, a special assistant to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, and a senior secretary as directors of the state-run Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Two motorcyclists were killed after being hit by a truck in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria early yesterday.

The Election Commission’s first-ever initiative to digitally register Bangladeshi expatriates and allow them to vote through postal ballots has sparked controversy, with the BNP raising concerns over the process.

Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders and activists of Chittagong University staged a sit-in yesterday, demanding the resignation of the vice-chancellor and two pro-vice-chancellors over allegations of nepotism and irregularities in recruitment.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that there is no legal obstacle to holding elections in the Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies on February 12.

Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh withdrew its boycott late last night following a meeting with Bangladesh Cricket Board officials, opening the door for the Bangladesh Premier League to resume from today after a day of disruption triggered by a standoff between players and board.

Panchagarh’s Tentulia recorded the country’s lowest temperature for the seventh consecutive day yesterday, with the mercury dropping to 7.5 degrees Celsius at 9:00am.