Khurshid is among 23 accused in the cases

However, passenger train services remained unaffected

Agencies must meet strict eligibility standards, including experience, adequate training facilities

It will be JnU's first union election since its founding in 2005

Victim's father sues 17 named, 40 unnamed individuals

Discusses ways to deepen defence and security ties between both countries

The parties remain deeply divided over when the referendum should be held

A woman and her son died at a Dhaka hospital yesterday, a week after her “drug addict” husband allegedly set his family members on fire in Narsingdi.

The funeral of renowned scientist and Bangla Academy Award-winning writer Rezaur Rahman will be held today.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday placed an 18-point set of recommendations before the Election Commission.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh has said the recommendations for implementing the July National Charter still contain ambiguities that could complicate future politics.

The death of a pedestrian and injuries to two others -- caused by a bearing pad that fell from a metro rail pillar on Sunday -- have exposed a critical gap in the legal framework regarding compensation for victims of metro rail-related accidents.

After six years of legal procedures and waiting, Oman expatriate Morium Akter returned home in early August to reclaim her private car from Kafrul Police Station.

A draft ordinance prepared by the information ministry has omitted any reference to an independent media commission as proposed by the body tasked with media reforms.

Mufti Mohammad Mohebbullah Miyaji, who claimed to have been abducted, had actually travelled to Panchagarh on his own and was not kidnapped, said Gazipur Metropolitan Police yesterday.

Jamaat-e-Islami has reiterated the demand for a referendum before the national election and a presidential order to implement the July charter.

The National Citizen Party will sign the July charter if Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus issues the implementation order at the Central Shaheed Minar, the party’s Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary said yesterday.

The National Consensus Commission yesterday submitted its long-awaited recommendations to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, leaving it to the government to decide if the proposed referendum on the July charter will be held on the same day as the general election in February, or earlier.

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that instead of forging unity, the National Consensus Commission is creating further division.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday assured that Bangladesh’s engagement with China is no cause for concern, emphasising that the country maintains a balanced foreign policy in its relations with all nations.