Two others critically injured in early-morning blaze

Victim’s wife is a reserved-seat UP member; police cite prior local dispute

Loading and unloading of cargo and containers at all jetties of the port’s three terminals resumed this morning

At least 39 people were injured in polls-related violence in Noakhali and Patuakhali yesterday.

Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed concern after 21 employees were picked up from a media outlet’s office on Saturday night, describing the incident as a move to create an atmosphere of fear for the press.

The interim government has formally asked the United Nations to support a fair, transparent, and swift investigation into the assassination of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a frontliner of the July uprising.

Women’s and human rights groups at a protest yesterday condemned what they described as misogynistic politics and hate speech by Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, accusing the party of openly degrading working women and promoting discrimination under the cover of religion.

Testifying before the International Crimes Tribunal‑1 yesterday, former army chief General (retd) Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan said his greatest distress was seeing professional army officers return from the Rapid Action Battalion postings transformed into what he described as professional killers.

US may cut tariff for Bangladesh to 18% under a trade agreement to be signed today, a high official says

Says Ashik Chowdhury as the UAE company seeks time; strike at Ctg port suspended till Feb 15

Police recovered a throat-slit body of a woman from her residence in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday night.

The eighth death anniversary of Sultan Ara Khan, wife of Shafiul Alam Khan, a retired employee of Karnaphuli Paper Mills Ltd in Chattogram, will be observed today.

The interim government has recommended the withdrawal of 23,865 cases it identified as politically motivated and filed during the tenure of the Awami League government, paving the way for relief to nearly five lakh people.

Rezia Ahmed, wife of late Zamiruddin Ahmed, a Supreme Court lawyer and former ambassador to Malaysia, Libya, and Tunisia, passed away on Saturday night. She was 90.

When major political parties highlighted health issues prominently in their election manifestos, many of their plans lacked clarity in terms of implementation, with some pledges appearing highly ambitious, experts said.

The Election Commission had claimed that it would monitor the campaigns of political parties and candidates on social media ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum scheduled for February 12.

Political parties must adopt a binding code of conduct to protect female leaders from harassment and cyberbullying, speakers said yesterday.

The Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) yesterday urged political parties and the next elected government to prioritise planned urbanisation, sustainable development, and professional planning in national policy, following a review of the election manifestos ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election.

Minority concerns must be treated as national issues to sustain democracy in Bangladesh, speakers said at the launch of a Center for Governance Studies (CGS) report in the capital yesterday.

In an election season dominated by blaring loudspeakers and long motorcades, Rangpur-4 candidate Pragati Barman Toma is taking a different approach: a quiet, door-to-door campaign, focused entirely on a manifesto centred on farmers’ rights, women’s dignity and basic public services.