Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain yesterday said several people involved in the arson attack on the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo have been identified.

Mohammad Alamgir, father of private Shamim Reza, stood solemnly beside his son’s coffin, draped half in the national flag and half in the UN flag.

Sharif Omar Bin Hadi, elder brother of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, has expressed doubts over justice for his brother’s killing and urged the people to continue the movement.

Bogura district BNP leaders yesterday collected nomination papers for Bogura-6 (Sadar) and Bogura-7 (Gabtali and Shajahanpur upazila) constituencies for acting chairman Tarique Rahman and Chairperson Khaleda Zia respectively.

The arson attack on a house in Lakshmipur that killed a seven-year-old girl and left three others injured was carried out over a land-related feud, alleged the victim’s family yesterday.

Dhaka University Central Students’ Union yesterday blocked the vice chancellor’s office in protest, demanding the renaming of five university establishments currently named after members of the Sheikh family.

The RMG factory took three hours to inform law enforcers after unrest began that resulted in a garment worker being beaten to death in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila over allegations of “hurting religious sentimen

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday called for unity in the face of challenging times, asserting that the party has historically saved the country from the brink of destruction and will do so again.

Law enforcers are yet to determine whether the prime suspects in the murder of Sharif Osman Hadi -- Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh -- have fled the country.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has sought round-the-clock deployment of a gunman for its ameer, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, and the posting of armed police personnel for the security of his residence.

Abdul Karim Khandker, former deputy commander of the Liberation War and the first chief of the Bangladesh Air Force, was laid to rest with full state honours yesterday.

India-Bangladesh ties, which came under strain following August 5 political changeover, have deteriorated further

The Election Commission yesterday warned that it will not tolerate any activities that disrupt the election environment and directed law enforcement agencies to act firmly, if necessary, to prevent such incidents.

Indian border guard crossed 200 yards into Bangladesh, says BGB

Ensuring safety of journalists is a fundamental responsibility of the state, they say

Police say factory authorities informed them later, factory officials claim they had no negligence

Form was collected from district returning officer

Voices concern regarding safety of journalists

Call for impartial probe into attacks on media houses in Bangladesh

Incidents aimed at disrupting communal harmony ahead of polls, police suspect