Election will be held on Feb 12, he tells former senior US diplomats

Petition challenges HC ruling and seeks lifting of EC stay on election activities

Five policemen injured in the attack while taking an accused to police station

Demonstrations held over a student’s death and demands for Dhaka Central University ordinance

The evidence will be kept at July Uprising Memorial Museum for a month

Press conference was scheduled to be held at 4:30 pm

Police say the explosion occurred during bomb-making, amid long-running rivalry between local factions

Bangladesh has secured a place in the Guinness World Records by setting a new record for flying the highest number of flags while parachuting on Victory Day, December 16, 2025.

Politicians, academics and civil society members yesterday warned that a fair election alone cannot ensure a democratic transition without major structural reforms.

Democracy in Bangladesh cannot survive without accountability, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday, warning that promises lose meaning when governments are not answerable to the people.

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the relevant authorities to confiscate 330 foreign properties owned by former minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and his related persons and entities in connection with corruption allegations.

The foreign ministry yesterday summoned Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh U Kyaw Soe Moe and expressed deep concern at the recent instance of gunfire from Myanmar towards Bangladesh near Whykong Union of Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar.

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam yesterday alleged that a certain political party is using various tactics to campaign for a “no” vote in the referendum scheduled for February 12.

The BNP yesterday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC), alleging that its name and symbol are not clearly visible on postal ballots sent to expatriate voters for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election.

A leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was killed at his home in Dhaka’s Paschim Rajabazar early yesterday.

Three people were killed and another was injured as a covered van collided with a battery-run three-wheeler on the Dhaka-Barishal highway in Madaripur Sadar upazila yesterday.

A group of activists under the banner of July Oikya was stopped by police yesterday while marching towards the Election Commission with several demands, including the cancellation of the candidacies of nominees from the Jatiya Party, the 14-party alliance and the National Democratic Front (NDF) ahead of the February 12 election.

Shakrain one of Old Dhaka’s longest living traditions, is set to be celebrated today, with preparations gathering pace across the historic neighbourhoods of the capital.

Topsoil, rich in organic matter and nutrients, is vital for agriculture. Yet large volumes of this valuable layer are being excavated from farmlands and diverted to brick kilns, particularly in Magura’s Mohammadpur upazila.

If the 11-party alliance is unable to agree on backing a single nominee in some constituencies, it will keep those seats “open” for its all members.