At least 16 people were injured, including 11 who got shot,   in a clash between the supporters of a former union parishad chairman and the current one in Parchandra DIghlia area of Gopalganj yesterday.

The country’s constitution stipulates that there should be specific laws to appoint Supreme Court judges and regulate the appointments of the chiefs of staff of the defence services.

For the first time in the country, people with disabilities are being brought under health insurance such that they can get treatment at a low cost.

Sacked ACC officer Sharif Uddin yesterday sought the prime minister’s intervention to get back his job and safety.

Peter Haas, the new US Ambassador to Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka yesterday.

Western sanctions against Russia are having a huge impact on its economy, Germany’s finance minister said yesterday, as the G7 mulled further punitive measures in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes yesterday, as torrential rain sent floodwaters to record levels, leaving residents stranded on the rooftops of their homes.

A case was filed with Sunamganj District and Sessions Judge’s Court yesterday over the alleged custodial torture of Wazir Mia, who died of injuries on February 21.

Climate change is upon us and humanity is far from ready, the United Nations climate panel warned in a major report yesterday.

The cabinet yesterday approved ratifying an ILO convention that prohibits employing children under 14 in any work.

The body of a female college student was recovered from a cropland in Noakhali’s Companiganj yesterday morning.

Two passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed when a truck hit the vehicle on Cumilla-Sylhet highway in the district’s Akhaura upazila yesterday morning.

A Dhaka court lawyer has been sued under the Digital Security Act in Rangpur’s Badarganj for a Facebook post that allegedly insulted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members.

Dhaka has again topped the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world.

Allowing politically-linked rich people in Bangladesh to embezzle depositors’ money is highly unethical and immoral, said a noted economist yesterday.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said a consensus among political parties was needed for holding free and fair elections.

The world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225, has been destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials, generating alarm and sadness among the aviation world in which it occupies almost cult status.

Studies have shown time and again that red meat is linked to high cholesterol. It also increases risk of cardiovascular diseases, as well as cancer.

The world should not allow the Rohingya issue to be the cause of instability in the region, said Ito Naoki, the Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, yesterday.

The High Court yesterday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission to place before it the evidence regarding the termination of its official Md Sharif Uddin from service.