The number of registered voters in Bangladesh has reached approximately 12.76 crore, according to the draft updated electoral rolls released by the Election Commission yesterday.

Locals in Behala village under Barguna’s Taltali upazila have been suffering in their daily commute for the past three years since the collapse of an iron bridge in the area.

The 100-kilometre Lalmonirhat–Burimari highway, the only route to Burimari Land Port, has become risky and unfit for vehicular movement due to numerous potholes and surface bulges.

Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher yesterday urged the BNP to sit for talks to resolve the ongoing “political crisis” centring the implementation of the July charter, the proposed referendum, and the upcoming national election.

The BNP Standing Committee is set to meet today, aiming to review and finalise the list of candidates for the upcoming national election.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday voiced concern about the growing public doubt over the national election being held as scheduled, and said this “uncertainty could make the country’s democratic transition more difficult”.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday underscored the importance of integrated and balanced development of the country’s roads, railways, airways, and waterways.

As Bangladesh prepares for its 2026 parliamentary election, the country faces an unprecedented threat to electoral credibility and inclusive participation due to a barrage of misinformation and hate-driven campaigns, revealed a new study.

With 1,162 new dengue patients reported yesterday, the total number of cases this year has risen to 71,675. That is 8,510 more than the same period last year.

Police link killing to local feud

All deceased were children aged 7 to 12

BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy yesterday said the interim government might not survive if the party launches protests over disputes surrounding the July National Charter and its implementation recommendations.

The government’s decision to introduce “shooting” training for general youths has raised concerns among security analysts and criminologists.

Three people were killed in a mob beating in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila early yesterday after allegedly attempting to steal cows, police said.

Shafiqur Rahman has been re-elected as the ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for the 2026–2028 term.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday framed charges against former minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haq Inu, and Awami League Joint General Secretary and former lawmaker Mahbubul Alam Hanif, for their alleged crimes against humanity.

Most of the power sector deals were signed by a nexus of private entities, government higher-ups and bureaucrats during the Awami League regime, found the national committee formed to review the power sector contracts.

On this day 50 years ago, the walls of Dhaka Central Jail bore witness to one of the darkest chapters in the nation’s history, as four national leaders were brutally murdered behind bars.

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam yesterday came down heavily on BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, accusing the parties of obstructing state reform initiatives and plotting to delay the national polls.

A portion of fresh apparel work orders are moving from Bangladesh to other countries because of political uncertainty and gas and electricity supply crises, said a group of trade body leaders and exporters yesterday.