Operations restarted as visibility improved

47 passengers, including women and children, remain marooned amid biting cold and strong winds

3.8km road handles traffic from three northern districts, but years of neglect made everyday travel hazardous

No tourists were on board

Husband goes into hiding since the incident

The Election Commission yesterday said there is no legal bar to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s registration as a voter, clearing the way for his enlistment as early as today.

Any political party may forge an electoral alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami if it agrees to three conditions, Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman said yesterday.

Severe cold continued to disrupt the livelihoods of people across the country yesterday, particularly in the northern districts, with low-income groups and agrarian communities bearing the brunt.

A worker was killed after being trapped in a machine at a brick kiln in Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram yesterday.

Police have so far arrested 18 people in connection with the killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, following allegations of “hurting religious sentiments” on the night of December 18.

Police have arrested another individual in connection with the attack, looting, and arson at the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo.

A fire broke out at a warehouse located on the roof of an eight-storey commercial building, Khaddar Bazar Shopping Complex, in the capital’s Gulistan yesterday evening.

Farmers along the banks of the Sangu river in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila are gradually moving away from tobacco cultivation, turning instead to green, environment-friendly crops in a shift that is improving livelihoods while easing pressure on forests and fragile hill ecosystems.

A woman and her 10-month-old daughter were killed, and two others injured, when a truck rammed into a parked car on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail yesterday.

A farmer was killed in an elephant attack at Banshkhali Eco Park in Chattogram yesterday morning.

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia waterway resumed yesterday morning after remaining suspended for about 15 hours due to dense fog, officials said.

The National Citizen Party is likely to finalise a seat-sharing deal with Jamaat-e-Islami within the next one or two days ahead of the election, even as a section of senior women leaders has publicly opposed any such arrangement.

Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) will hold a mass rally in Dhaka on January 9 demanding the arrest of those responsible for the killing of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi and to build public opinion in favour of the July Charter.

After 19 years, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday visited the grave of his father and late president Ziaur Rahman.

A fire broke out at a jhut warehouse in the Konabari area of Gazipur early yesterday.