Directive issued to deploy additional police to protect election officials and materials

Those missed appointment yesterday will be given new slots

A spear-like iron object recovered from the scene

Viral video shows attackers brandishing weapons; police yet to receive formal complaint

Body of Dhanmondi unit joint secretary recovered

Fire may have been caused by a short circuit in 1,000-volt power transmission line cable

Prosecution submits formal charges to International Crimes Tribunal-2

The BNP has alerted its election candidates that their nomination may get cancelled if they file inaccurate information regarding cases filed against them in the affidavits submitted with their nomination papers.

An icddr,b survey has found a strikingly high rate of mistimed pregnancies among newlywed couples in Bangladesh, with 47 percent of respondents reporting that their pregnancies occurred earlier than intended, largely due to social and familial pressure for early childbearing.

A fire that broke out at a plastic factory at Islambagh in Old Dhaka was brought under control after nearly two and a half hours of efforts yesterday.

Preventing online violence is complex, it requires understanding technology, user behaviour, and the design of digital tools, which often leaves gaps in solutions, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

Police barred a march towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka’s Gulshan yesterday afternoon, which was held with several demands, including the repatriation of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others who fled to India during and after the July uprising.

Unesco Dhaka launched a cultural exhibition yesterday at the United Nations House in Gulshan, Dhaka, spotlighting a newly introduced National Action Plan aimed at safeguarding Bangladesh’s cultural heritage and creative industries in times of crisis.

Bangladeshi authorities must immediately drop terrorism charges against senior journalist Anis Alamgir, release him unconditionally, and stop targeting the press under national security laws, demanded Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) yesterday.

Around 172 new dengue cases were recorded across the country yesterday, according to the DGHS.

Walking on footpaths in the port city has become increasingly dangerous as widespread illegal occupation and stalled development works force pedestrians onto busy roads, exposing them to serious risks.

The condition of Sharif Osman Hadi, the Inqilab Moncho spokesperson who was shot in the head on December 10, is extremely critical, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said last night.

The government has suspended 14 employees from four ministries and the Cabinet Division after police arrested and sued them under the Anti-Terrorism Act for protests at the Secretariat.

A vegetable trader was killed and two others were injured when a vegetable-laden truck hit a parked truck loaded with cement on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Mirsarai upazila yesterday.

Bangladesh Navy on Tuesday detained 23 people and seized two motorised boats carrying 1,750 bags of cement during an alleged smuggling attempt to Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal.