BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his party will extend full support to the interim government in holding the upcoming national election scheduled for February.

Sabina Yasmin, a general secretary candidate from the ‘Ducsu for Change’ panel, is contesting the Ducsu elections to make the campus more women-friendly and inspire more women to enter politics following last year’s uprising.

If elected vice president of Ducsu, Abidul Islam Khan, candidate from the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal-backed panel, has pledged to turn the campus into a safe and inclusive space for all students.

Chairmen and members of several reform commissions yesterday voiced frustration over the lack of visible progress, more than a year after the interim government took office.

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday assured Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus of full cooperation with the interim government.

In a remote village of Rangpur, grief has engulfed the family of 47-year-old Pradip Lal Robidas, who was beaten to death in a mob attack at Taraganj on August 9.

At dawn on Fridays and Mondays, the marshlands of Pirojpur’s Nazirpur upazila come alive with the movement of over a hundred boats carrying fresh vegetables, fish, rice, and other goods to the lone Manoharpur haat.

Despite the authorities’ order to vacate dormitories following an indefinite closure on Sunday night, most male students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have refused to leave.

A Sylhet-based photojournalist yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that police opened fire on journalists during the July uprising, despite his pleas not to shoot, leaving Abu Torab wounded.

The 13th national parliamen-tary election will be held by February next year as scheduled, with no possibility of changing the time frame, said Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul yesterday.

The National Consensus Commission is expected to finalise the July Charter within this week. Alongside this, the commission will provide the government with recommendations on how to implement the charter, based on opinions from political parties and experts.

Tracey Ann Jacobson, US Chargé d’Affaires to Bangladesh, yesterday reaffirmed Washington’s support for the interim government and the Election Commission in holding a free and fair national election early next year.

Families wait anxiously as several students receive treatment

Bulu, a senior reporter at Sangbad Protidin and a permanent member of Khulna Press Club, was found dead under the Rupsha Bridge last night

Says Jamaat secretary general

Rescue teams recover one body; search for the other continues

Leaders of 22 political parties, including BNP, yesterday demanded that the government form a judicial inquiry committee within 48 hours to investigate the recent attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur and his party activists.

Authorities ready to ensure security and smooth conduct of Dhaka University polls

Several fall ill on Toronto-Dhaka route as complaints ignored; airline cites ‘technical issue’

Labour Reform Commission chief urges worker-led manifesto, grassroots democratisation