Taken to DMCH ICU, police says

Four arrested in connection with drug ring targeting upper-middle-class users

Charges include obstructing government work

Made the announcement on Facebook

Koelhat village mourns 2-year-old Sazid, whose death exposes deadly neglect

SC upholds HC ruling

Their motorcycle collided with DSCC Garbage Truck

Arrested from Mirpur; firearm seized

At least three teachers of Dhaka University, who belong to pro-Awami League teachers’ panel “Neel Dal”, were harassed and assaulted yesterday allegedly by a group of students led by a Ducsu leader.

In a major step toward restoring democratic rule, the Election Commission yesterday announced the schedule for the 13th national election and the referendum on the July charter, both to be held on February 12.

Says World Inequality Report 2026

Welcoming the announcement of the schedule for the 13th national election, all major political parties yesterday said it has removed the uncertainty surrounding the polls.

The country’s existence and sovereignty will be at risk if the BNP’s leaders and activists do not take the upcoming national election seriously, said its Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday.

Experts have said the Secretariat staffers’ demand for a 20 percent allowance is unjustified at a time when a new pay scale is being prepared. They warned that meeting this demand could trigger similar demands across other sectors and destabilise the situation.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia remains under close observation in the intensive care unit of Evercare Hospital in Dhaka and has been placed on elective ventilator support to rest her lungs and other organs, said her doctors yesterday.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday approved a charge sheet against British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq in a case alleging she unlawfully obtained a flat from Eastern Housing Limited in Gulshan-2 in exchange for undue benefits

Any group trying to create trouble and disrupt the election environment will face a strong response from the government.

A businessman was shot dead in broad daylight yesterday in Old Dhaka’s Shyambazar area, allegedly over a longstanding rivalry, adding to a recent spate of similar killings.

Domestic worker Ayesha allegedly killed her employer, Laila Afroz, and Laila’s 15-year-old daughter, Nafisa Nawal Binte Aziz, at their Mohammadpur home after a confrontation over the theft of Tk 2,000, police said yesterday.

As rescuers finally lifted two-year-old Sajid from the suffocating darkness of the narrow shaft, the entire nation held its breath.