Bangladeshi migrant workers deported from Malaysia formed a human chain yesterday, demanding urgent support for 431 workers who were allegedly exploited by two Malaysian companies -- Mediceram and Kawaguchi Manufacturing.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that a vested group was conspiring to erase the spirit of Bangladesh’s Liberation War.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday reiterated that, if elected to power, his party would ensure the safety of women in workplaces.

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday expressed hope that the Corps of Signals would continue contributing to nation-building through development activities carried out with honesty, sincerity, and a strong sense of duty.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday recorded the testimony of the 12th prosecution witness in the case over the killing of Begum Rokeya University Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the July uprising, with prosecutors expecting the trial proceedings to conclude by January next year.

In the remote Sonahat village under Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat, a chorus of young voices singing “Manush Bhajle Sonar Manush Hobi” (If you preach humanity, you’ll become a person with a heart of gold) could be heard from afar.

The Alaikumari river in Rangpur is now on the verge of oblivion, choked by years of encroachment, heavy siltation, and unchecked cultivation.

The Ministry of Housing and Public Works yesterday issued a seven-point directive to simplify its services, including scrapping the requirement for lessor approval regarding purchase, donation, gift (hiba), mutation, transfer, power of attorney, or loan permission for residential plots and flats.

At least two dengue patients died, and 1,179 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Nearly three-fourths of all factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) are operating without the mandatory fire safety effectiveness certificate, found a recent investigation by the Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Caught fire while igniting tyres

Lies, rumours and slander destroy society, he says

2 detained

No casualties reported in these incidents

Demands for pay scale upgrade and promotion parity would be reviewed

Says he will boycott elections if Jatiya Party is excluded as well

Court sets Nov 13 for hearing on pleas

Jamaat leader Hamidur Rahman says constitution was amended during a fascist regime

They were responding to illegal logging in a protected forest

Video of heated confrontation spreads on social media