Arrest made after review of CCTV footage, says Rab

At least five people were shot dead, and another was injured in a clash between two groups over the occupation of shoal land in Hatia upazila of Noakhali yesterday.

Police recovered the body of a businessman from a microbus in Adamdighi of Bogura early yesterday, hours after he was abducted at gunpoint from the district’s Dupchanchia upazila on Monday night.

When the gates of Chhayanaut opened yesterday afternoon, there was no usual chirping of children or the familiar strains of music drifting through its

Sharif Omar Hadi, brother of slain Inqilab Moncho spokesperson and July frontliner Sharif Osman Hadi, yesterday alleged that a vested quarter within the government orchestrated the killing to derail the upcoming national election.

French Ambassador Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet and the German embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires, Anja Kersten, have strongly condemned the attack, arson, looting at The Daily Star office, and attempted murder of 28 journalists and staff last Thursday night.

Eleven people were sent to jail yesterday over their alleged involvement in the arson, vandalism and looting of the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star.

Mob attacks on leading media outlets and cultural centres in the country are deeply alarming and must be promptly and effectively investigated, with perpetrators brought to justice without delay, UN expert Irene Khan said yesterday.

Returning officers and field-level police officials yesterday expressed concerns over major challenges such as illegal arms, social media rumours, indiscriminate bail of listed criminals, and weak border security.

Nine sent to jail in connection with the case

2 more land in jail in Prothom Alo attack case

Several injured in the clash, say police

28 arrested over the arson, vandalism, looting so far

10 army officials plead 'not guilty' before the tribunal

Two detained for interrogation, police say

Fifteen suspects were sent to jail

With the latest arrests, the number of arrestees has risen to 26

Charges include inciting riot, looting, vandalism, and arson with intent to kill

The divisional convener of Sramik Shakti, the labour wing of the National Citizen Party, was shot in Khulna yesterday.

A group of international and regional human rights and digital rights organisations yesterday condemned the December 19 attacks on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star and Chhayanaut.