At least 20 people were injured yesterday after a dispute over seating at a World Cup screening escalated into a clash in Habiganj Sadar upazila.

Following the discussion on the proposed 2026-27 budget, parliament yesterday introduced two bills under the supplementary agenda -- the Bangladesh Medical University (Amendment) Bill and the Public Examinations (Offences) (Amendment) Bill.

Jamaat-e-Islami MP Mujibur Rahman yesterday called for replacing Bangladesh’s interest-based economic system with a zakat-based alternative, saying the country must “bury” the existing model and adopt the economic principles of Madinah.

The government has appointed new divisional commissioner for Dhaka while also making fresh appointments to the posts of deputy commissioner (DC) in Sylhet and Cumilla.

An organised syndicate has been systematically felling and smuggling valuable trees from the Kalachhara forest area in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar, locals and environmental activists alleged.

The government yesterday carried out a major reshuffle in the police administration, transferring or assigning new responsibilities to 21 senior officers of the Bangladesh Civil Service (Police) cadre.

Mobarak Hossain, 60, a farmer from Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, was seen standing in Balarhat market with a sack of freshly harvested betel nuts.

Amid growing public concern over a persistent rise in violent crime, police have moved to strengthen their organisational capacity and internal coordination to improve law enforcement nationwide.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Anowar Hossain of Lakshmipur’s Raipur on a two-day remand in a case filed over the arson attack and vandalism on The Daily Star’s office in Dhaka.

For nearly 25 years, more than 200 black-faced langurs have lived along the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah. Divided into at least six groups, they roam villages including Bhabanagar, Swaruppur, Chapatala, Talsar, Shyamkur, and Kusumpur.

Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Husain yesterday questioned the logic behind opposition Jamaat-e-Islami lawmakers’ protest against the government’s decision to cancel Ad-din Medical College Hospital’s licence.

BNP lawmaker AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon yesterday proposed temporarily demonetising the Tk 500 and Tk 1,000 banknotes to bring people’s cash savings back into the banking system.

More than 80,000 applications from retired teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions seeking retirement benefits are pending, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon told parliament yesterday.

Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has rejected the idea that any single individual was the “mastermind” behind the July uprising.

Four more patients died of suspected measles across the country in the last 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 712.

Community leaders urge the government to retain long-standing exemptions, citing limited incomes and poor access to basic services

Another 201 candidates have been recommended for non-cadre posts

An argument over seating at the makeshift venue escalated into a clash involving local weapons, police say

State asked to explain in two weeks why he should not be granted bail

Forest department's role questioned; environmentalists warn of long-term ecological damage