He was later handed over to Chatmohar Police Station for legal proceedings.

The team reached the EC office shortly after 12:00pm

Among those pushed across were Bangladeshi, Indian, and Myanmar nationals

BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman joined the rally virtually as the chief guest

No classes or examinations will be held for now

Flight Expert managing director reportedly went into hiding

A motorcycle was entering the expressway from the Padma Bridge service area when a bus rear-ended it around 10:15pm

Agencies asked to submit plans by August 5

Drissho Madhyam Shilpi Shomaj organised a day-long event yesterday titled “Koilza Kapano 36 Din”, paying respect to the student-led uprising in Bangladesh that unfolded a year ago. The event took place at the Bangladesh National Museum.

A memorial programme was held yesterday morning at Milestone School and College in Diabari, Uttara, seeking eternal peace for those who died in the recent fighter jet crash and a speedy recovery for the injured.

Public universities continue to operate like poorly managed state institutions, where old authoritarian practices persist under new names, said University Teachers Network at a seminar yesterday.

BNP senior leader Abdul Moyeen Khan yesterday warned that if the transition to democracy is delayed any further, the people will rise up again.

Police have submitted the first charge sheet in a murder case linked to last year’s July uprising in Chattogram.

Bangladesh is set to sign a landmark labour agreement with Saudi Arabia within the next two to three weeks, Adviser Asif Nazrul said yesterday.

A man was beaten to death by some members of security forces in the capital’s Khilgaon Sipahibagh area yesterday, family members alleged.

A 14-year-old girl and her family fled their home on Cox’s Bazar’s Saint Martin’s Island on Friday, after local political figures, allegedly of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, offered Tk 1 lakh to silence them over the rape of the teenager.

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has said the purchase of 25 Boeing aircraft from the US was not raised in the trade talks in Washington DC.

Prof Anu Muhammad said yesterday that the interim government’s actions are reminiscent of the fallen Awami League administration.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday issued a public notice advising commuters to avoid key roads in the capital today due to multiple political rallies and events scheduled throughout the day

Some 114 unidentified victims killed during the July uprising and buried at Rayerbazar Intellectuals’ Graveyard will be identified soon, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday morning.