A total of 24 fishermen, who had been detained by the Arakan Army, returned to Bangladesh yesterday.

Parliament members cast their ballots this afternoon to elect the next president in a contest steeped in ceremony rather than suspense, with the outcome already assured.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council yesterday approved 10 projects but deferred two others for review over possible duplication with existing or planned initiatives.

Bangladesh is heading towards its 13th presidential election today, but the country’s history of choosing its head of state tells a story of shrinking political competition.

The government will launch a two-dose oral cholera vaccination campaign on August 22 in areas under seven police stations in Dhaka and seven upazilas across four districts, targeting 51.75 lakh people.

Leader of the House and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday instructed party lawmakers to minimise internal divisions ahead of the upcoming local government elections and field a single candidate in each constituency to prevent the party vote from splitting.

Residents of Noakhali Municipality have long been suffering from poor waste management, with garbage piling up across all nine wards.

Indigenous identity and Bangladeshi citizenship are not mutually exclusive, said 44 eminent citizens, protesting recent remarks by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon regarding indigenous communities in Bangladesh.

Former minister and Awami League leader Dipu Moni will be released on parole from Munshiganj District Jail today to attend the funeral of her husband, Supreme Court lawyer Tawfique Nawaz, who died on Tuesday night.

Ahmed Babu, 37, a cosmetics trader, was supposed to return home to Savar yesterday after a routine business trip to Kolkata in India.

Rights activists and legal experts yesterday called on the government to revise the proposed laws on enforced disappearance and the National Human Rights Commission, saying allegations against law enforcement agencies must be investigated independently.

Bangladesh needs a coordinated national approach to road safety, backed by reliable crash data, better-trained drivers and faster emergency response, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

Local administration has cancelled a concert by popular band Ashes, scheduled to be held at Kishoreganj’s Old Stadium yesterday, following opposition from a group identifying itself as “Tawhidi Janata”.

After spending one year and 25 days in jail, former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque was released on bail from Keraniganj Central Jail yesterday, his lawyers Md Motaher Hossain Sazu told The Daily Star. Khairul, however, cannot leave the country without court permission, his lawyer said.

About two-thirds of children under five, who got admitted to Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute with measles, were malnourished, according to a study carried out on 354 children.

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested a man over the killing of his co-worker following an altercation over money in Ashulia.

The beleaguered Excelerate Energy LNG terminal at Moheshkhali is likely to be offline until August 23 after it ran out of gas yesterday afternoon.

At least two dengue patients died, and 671 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Newly appointed Anti‑Corruption Commission Chairman AKM Asaduzzaman yesterday pledged that the commission would act independently, free from external influence, and work to restore public confidence in ACC.

Workers of a garment factory blocked a road in Chattogram’s Aturar Depot area yesterday over reports that the factory’s ownership might change.