Seven people suffered burns in an explosion at Gulshan Petrol Pump in Mohakhali Amtali area of Dhaka yesterday.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday dismissed as “fake and fabricated” an interview published by Kolkata-based Indian news outlet Ei Samay, which attributed remarks to him.

A routine firefighting mission in Tongi’s Sahara Market took a deadly turn, all because of false information.

The Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote, an alliance of leaders from Hindu community, has identified over 700 Durga Puja mandaps throughout the country as vulnerable.

The Election Commission yesterday announced that the National Citizen Party will not be allocated the “Shapla” (water lily) symbol, as it is not included in the EC’s reserved symbol list.

The story of Bangladesh is often told through impressive growth charts that portray the nation as an emerging economic force. However, behind these macroeconomic statistics are the people who have fuelled this transformation -- the entrepreneurs whose ambition has lifted a nation from poverty to an economic contender.

During the July uprising, then Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman instructed police to open fire with “maximum force” to bring the situation under control, a prosecution witness told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) yesterday.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to provide full support to ensure a smooth transition for Bangladesh as it prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status.

Cuts to UN aid and shrinking official development assistance risk deepening Bangladesh’s vulnerabilities in facing climate shocks and managing the responsibility of hosting 1.3 million Rohingyas, said Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.

The physical and verbal attacks on National Citizen Party Member Secretary Akhter Hossen and Senior Joint Member Secretary Tasnim Jara by Awami League supporters in New York have sparked outrage, dominating conversations at home and abroad, and across social media.

NCP, student activists stage sit-in at ex-BCL leader’s home

The BNP is preparing to announce candidates for around 200 constituencies and kick off its election campaign within a month, ahead of the national polls planned for February.

A woman and her two children were found dead in their rented flat at West Bandutia in Manikganj yesterday.

A routine firefighting mission in Tongi’s Sahara Market took a deadly turn, all because of false information.

Nafiul Islam Jibon, general secretary (GS) candidate from the “Oikyaboddho Notun Projonmo” panel backed by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, has pledged to establish a cyber cell and revive the long-defunct Rajshahi University railway station if elected in the upcoming Rucsu polls.

Mostakur Rahman Zahid, vice-president candidate in the Rucsu election from the Shibir-backed “Sammilito Shikkharti Jote” panel, has pledged to work for students’ welfare if elected.

Two endangered slow lorises died after being entangled in electric wires in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar recently.

Md Shamsul Huda, managing director of Greatwall Ceramic Industries Ltd, Charu Ceramic Industries Ltd and Bengal Agencies Ltd, passed away at a Dhaka hospital yesterday.

Locals in Netrakona have long been enduring hardships caused by the deteriorating Razu Bazar-Sidhli Bazar road.

Widespread irregularities have been alleged in the construction of a 2.5-kilometre road from Uttar Kajir Hawla Mohsenia Dakhil Madrasa to Khalgora Bazar in Rangabali upazila of Patuakhali.