Preliminary investigation found the allegations to be true, OC says

The meeting will be held at 3pm

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has called a full court meeting of all judges of both the Appellate and High Court divisions of the Supreme Court.

National unity is crucial to defeat fascism and save the country, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said yesterday.

The BNP would take responsibility only for the sections of the July charter it signed and would not endorse any provision it did not agree to. 

The government is set to launch a programme to equip young people with basic combat and protection skills, including martial arts and shooting.

A Border Guard Bangladesh soldier died after being injured in a landmine explosion, allegedly planted by the Arakan Army along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, the latest in a series of incidents that have endangered security personnel and civilians.

Since August 5 last year, residents of Chattogram’s Raozan have been gripped by a sense of constant insecurity, as rival politicians fight for dominance in the absence of effective police action, leaving behind a string of politically motivated killings.

The delay in selecting candidates has visibly slowed the BNP's campaign and stirred resentment among nomination seekers

Reforms in the police force will remain incomplete unless political and bureaucratic control is eliminated and a truly independent commission is established to ensure accountability and professionalism, speakers said yesterday.

Encouraged by the high potato prices during last November’s planting season, Khairul Islam, a farmer from Nabdigonj in Rangpur, invested Tk 10.92 lakh in potato cultivation by borrowing.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has directed the chiefs of the three services to take all-out measures to ensure foolproof security and maintain peace during the upcoming 13th national election, scheduled for the first half of February.

A depression formed over the Bay of Bengal brought widespread rainfall across Bangladesh, including the capital, yesterday.

The long-delayed investigation into the murder of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi is expected to conclude very soon, said Rab-11 Commanding Officer Lt Col HM Sajjad Hossain yesterday.

Despite uncertainty over how effective the Election Commission’s costly initiative to bring expatriate Bangladeshis into the voting process will be, Jamaat-e-Islami has been actively working to woo this voter base.

Bangladesh’s only coral island, Saint Martin’s, officially reopened to tourists yesterday, but not a single ship departed as operators suspended services, citing a government ban on overnight stays.

Journalists across the country staged protest rallies yesterday to press home 39-point demand, including the immediate implementation of the ninth wage board, formulation of a journalist protection law, and introduction of two weekly holidays.

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday urged all political parties to include clear commitments in their election manifestos to ensure women’s equal rights in family inheritance, land ownership, agricultural resources, and access to natural resources.

Pabna district administration has issued a circular to lease out different portions of rivers across the district, naming them as enclosed waterbodies, for fish farming.

A nationwide ban on catching jatka (hilsa measuring less than 10 inches long) came into effect yesterday and will remain in force until June 30 next year.