A Dhaka court yesterday asked detectives to submit the probe report by March 8 in a case filed over vandalism, arson, and looting at The Daily Star’s office in the capital.

Government patronage is fuelling organised mobs in the country, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

As part of my series on voices from the ground ahead of the February 12 elections, I travelled to Sharsha, a remote frontier constituency in Jashore district, where politics is measured less in slogans than in prices, volumes and the daily pulse of the border, on Sunday.

A proposed pay hike of as much as 142 percent for civil servants clashes with the government’s austerity measures adopted after the 2024 uprising.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, hinting at Jamaat, asked why its two leaders stayed in the BNP-led alliance government if that government was corrupt, as being claimed by the party now.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the party did not seek to provoke conflict but warned that if attacked, they would retaliate.

Pledges to fix utility issues faced by Uttara residents

Says Brac executive director Asif Saleh on referendum

His travel from Mymensingh to Gazipur was delayed due to heavy crowds

The rally will begin at Suhrawardy Udyan at 10:30am.

Gonotantrik Odhikar Committee (GOC) yesterday alleged that the interim government is secretly moving to sign a concession agreement with DP World for the operation of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chattogram Port just 12 days before the national election.

Two interim government advisers yesterday strongly criticised tobacco companies, accusing them of exerting intense pressure to block the latest amendment to the anti-tobacco law and of using “notorious” tactics to promote tobacco products.

National consensus among political parties and a strong public mandate for the government in power are imperative to maintaining a strong foreign policy amid complex geopolitical realities, foreign policy analysts said at a dialogue yesterday.

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said there is “no doubt” over the 13th national election being held, insisting it cannot be destabilised by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s messages from abroad.

The CHT Peace Accord Implementation Movement yesterday alleged that most indigenous people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region are deprived of exercising their voting rights as polling centres are often located far from their residences in remote areas.

Women’s rights activists yesterday urged the Election Commission to ensure adequate security and a gender-sensitive environment ahead of the upcoming election, saying this was necessary so that all citizens, regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity or social status, can freely exercise their voting rights.

In the afternoon, a group of tired workers and locals were sipping tea at a roadside stall in front of an iron factory in the Jalalabad area of Muradpur under Kadamtali in the capital.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday inaugurated an e-learning programme in 12 schools across the three hill districts in Chattogram.

Palestinian Ambassador to Dhaka Yousef SY Ramadan has strongly condemned the recent attacks, vandalism and arson at the office of The Daily Star in Dhaka. He also expressed solidarity with the newspaper and support for independent media.

A man was beaten to death, allegedly following an altercation, while collecting water from a municipal tap in the Rail Bosti area of Prantikpara in Chapainawabganj Sadar municipality yesterday afternoon.