A disagreement over seat-sharing has emerged among the newly formed alliance comprising the National Citizen Party, Amar Bangladesh Party and Bangladesh Rastro Songskar Andolan.

The eight-party bloc, which includes Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolan Bangladesh, has yet to agree on seat-sharing for the general election, with the deadline for nomination papers set for December 29.

A man was killed yesterday when a crude bomb, reportedly hurled from the Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover, struck him on the head on New Eskaton Road in Dhaka.

As Dhaka-New Delhi relations lurch towards a crisis, India should avoid “provocative” statements that could be perceived in Bangladesh as “meddling” in its upcoming polls, the International Crisis Group has said.

Bangladesh is showing signs of sliding into a “transition trap”, with reform commitments failing to translate into meaningful action, speakers said at a roundtable yesterday.

The Advisory Council has finally approved the Bangladesh Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 barring state-led internet shutdowns and introducing limited measures for accountability in surveillance, while establishing a quasi-judicial body comprising members of the government executive body to oversee interception.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed a suspect on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho and a prominent youth leader of the July uprising.

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Collects nomination form as an independent candidate

Shafiqur Rahman blames authorities’ failure to act against perpetrators

BNP acting chairman boards regular Biman flight

Father mourns as 21-year-old killed by crude bomb thrown from Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover

Venue yet to be finalised, says party leader Hamidur Rahman Azad

BSF pushed them across the barbed-wire fence, one of the detainees says

Condemns attack on The Daily Star, urges citizens to stay vigilant

Demonstrators demand swift arrests, warning that impunity for arson and vandalism threatens press freedom and democracy

Candidates will be able to make payments through bank drafts, pay orders or treasury challans at any branch of scheduled banks across the country

Victim was having tea at a roadside stall, law enforcers say

BNP details Tarique’s first 72 hours after return

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passes the orders