Ekushey Padak-winning esteemed rhymester Sukumar Barua is no more. He died at 6:55am yesterday at a hospital in Chattogram. He was 87.

Dr Kamal Hossain, a key architect of the constitution of Bangladesh and emeritus president of Gonoforum, was admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka yesterday after falling ill.

Wishing Bangladesh well for the upcoming national election, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar yesterday said neighbourly ties in the region will improve in due course.

Residents of Dinajpur reflected on the childhood and adolescent years of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, as news of her demise spread across the country.

Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the BNP, attended a doa and milad mahfil for former prime minister and party chairperson Khaleda Zia at Gulshan Azad Mosque yesterday.

Inqilab Moncho yesterday resumed its blockade at Shahbagh, demanding a speedy trial over the killing of its slain spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.

At least 34 aspirants in eight districts have lost their chances to contest the upcoming national election, as their nomination papers were scrapped during scrutiny by returning officers.

The visits are intended to help him see the country in person after 17 years in exile and reconnect directly with voters and party activists

Police are preparing to submit the charge sheet this week in the murder case of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, accusing absconding Faisal Karim Masud, the key accused, and several others.

Rangpur city is grappling with an escalating mosquito infestation that has left residents in constant distress amid a lack of effective control measures.

While the recent overtures from New Delhi to BNP may be seen in a positive light and an expedient move, it requires earnest introspection on India’s part to explore why bilateral relations between these two neighbours remain frosty at best.

A police constable was killed after a garbage-carrying dump truck of Chattogram City Corporation hit his motorcycle in the port city’s Kadamtali area early yesterday.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who filed nomination papers for contesting the February 12 polls from the Thakurgaon-1 constituency, has reported a marginal increase of Tk 57,700 in his annual income over the past seven years.

A vested syndicate has long been engaged in illegal tree felling in the Satchari and Rema-Kalenga reserved forests in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj, putting the biodiversity of the protected areas at serious risk.

Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar has declared assets worth more than Tk 1.14 crore at current market value, according to his election affidavit submitted to the Election Commission.

Ferry operations on the Paturia-Daulatdia river route resumed around 10:00am yesterday after remaining suspended for seven hours due to dense fog.

National Citizen Party Member Secretary Akhter Hossen has declared his annual income of Tk 5.05 lakh, earned from agriculture, business, and employment.

Shipping adviser inaugurates commemorative plaque

Frustration over the lack of food for more than six hours sparked protests

Attack came following launch of NEIR system