The youth wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP), "Jatiya Juboshokti", has been launched today with the announcement of a 131-member convening committee

A journalist came under attack while on duty last night in Kandirpar area of Cumilla city

Four people were killed in lightning strikes in Kishoreganj, Lalmonirhat, and Kurigram

The vehicle was carrying passengers far beyond its capacity

While consumers are unhappy over the high prices, the farmers appear upbeat

The woman suffered critical injuries

Approximately 5,000 current and former students have joined the protest

Both riders died on the spot

13,258 candidates had passed the first phase

They have been thronging the northeastern side of Kakrail mosque since morning

Seven members of a family were injured in an alleged attack by a teen gang in the capital’s Mohammadpur early yesterday.

Around 10,000 Bangladeshi nationals, along with embassy officials, have been living in fear in the Libyan capital Tripoli and surrounding suburbs, as heavy fighting between government forces and armed militias has continued over the past several days.

An inmate of Chattogram Central Jail died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) while undergoing treatment on Wednesday, prison authorities said yesterday.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that the vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, due to his “political philosophy”, was unwilling to listen to the JCD leaders when they went to him demanding justice for Shahriar Alam Shammo.

The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has said that the appointments of Supreme Court judges were not always made on merit, and many unsatisfactory appointments were made to the High Court on political or other considerations, badly affecting the image of the country’s judiciary.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sazzat Ali yesterday instructed members of the police to maintain maximum vigilance regarding the activities and possible subversive acts of banned political parties.

Dhaka South City Corporation launched an eviction drive at Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday, demolishing hundreds of illegal makeshift shops and structures.

Alarmed by “credible reports” of Rohingya refugees being forced off an Indian navy vessel into the Andaman Sea last week, a UN expert has begun an inquiry into such “unconscionable, unacceptable acts”.

Amid ongoing demonstrations by students and teachers of Jagannath University, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has imposed a ban on public gatherings, processions, and rallies near the official residence of the chief justice and surrounding areas.

A Dhaka court yesterday issued a travel ban on former housing and public works minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury and his wife Fahima Khatun in connection with corruption allegations brought against them.