The petitions have been included as item no 37 for hearing in tomorrow's cause list of a seven-member bench of the Appellate Division of the SC

The organisation also said the interim government must reform the police and intelligence systems left by the previous government to ensure justice

Demands immediate suspension and revision of the guidelines

Several eyewitnesses said they saw him raising his hands and shouting for help before disappearing in the waves

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs shares comment after meeting with Bangladesh’s National Security Adviser

Expected chief adviser to hold discussions with parties regarding announcing the election timeline, it says

In a Facebook post, Bergman provided a detailed analysis of the declaration

Over a hundred women took part in the demonstration at Karoibari village, demanding justice and an end to what they termed as collective punishment

Says it doesn’t oppose February election, but wants reforms ensured first

Tensions between Shibir activists and protesting student organisations escalated throughout the day and continued until 10:00pm yesterday

BNP believes this historic announcement will help overcome the political deadlock in Bangladesh and make the path to democracy smoother

The Supreme Court has deferred until tomorrow the delivery of its order on the review petitions challenging its judgment on the Warrant of Precedence.

The students blocked the busy intersection for several minutes, disrupting traffic movement, before marching towards New Market

The robbery took place around 10:00pm in front of Billal Nursery along the Dhankhola road under Gangni Police Station

They were returning home after receiving a relative from Dhaka airport

The Indian government, on the morning of August 5 last year, was under the impression that Sheikh Hasina would overcome the crisis; it could not realise that she would become a semi-permanent guest when the deposed prime minister arrived later that day, reported BBC Bangla yesterday.

The BNP yesterday welcomed the chief adviser’s announcement to hold the national election in February, while Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party refrained from issuing any official statement.

Following Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’ remarks on the election date and issuing a letter to the Election Commission in this regard, an election commissioner last night said the EC is prepared to hold the national parliamentary election in February and the schedule could be announced in December.

Today is the 84th death anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore.

Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday expelled 64 students for their involvement in attacks on protesting students of the anti-discrimination student movement between July 14 and 17 last year.