A Dhaka court yesterday ordered 64 pro-Awami League lawyers to be sent to jail after rejecting their bail prayers in a case filed over assault, vandalism, and attempted murder during the uprising last year.

Amid ongoing heat making life difficult in Dhaka and other parts of the country, rain showers are expected to bring some respite over the next few days.

Bangladeshi exporters remain optimistic about withstanding the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs, hoping that bold diplomacy and a united front at home will shield them from the trade shock.

A khatib of a local mosque and two others were killed in a clash over a land dispute at West Para in Kutupalong under Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar yesterday morning.

Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, has alleged an attempt to assassinate officials investigating secret detention centres built during the previous Awami League government.

Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to combatting human trafficking and underscored the government’s enhanced efforts to address the crime at both national and regional levels.

BNP hopes that the recently passed controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act in India will be reconsidered in the interest of maintaining communal harmony in the region, said BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed.

Despite notable progress in healthcare, Bangladesh continues to lag behind in ensuring essential maternal and child care, with a significant number of stillbirths and child deaths reported each year, health experts said.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations of corruption against former national cricket team captain and ex-lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan.

As many as 132 people were killed and 208 injured in 110 road accidents that took place in eight days during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation between March 28 and April 4 in eight divisions across the country.

Bangladesh has set its sights on becoming a globally competitive, investor-friendly economy by 2035, said BIDA Chairman Ashik Chowdhury yesterday.

Ashiqur Rahman Hridoy, 16, was hit with 35 shotgun pellets -- three of them lodged in his head -- during a protest against the state crackdown on quota reform demonstrators in Dhaka’s Jatrabari on July 18.

A four-year-old girl was raped allegedly by her step-uncle while she was visiting her grandparents’ house in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on Friday night.

Hundreds of dismissed members of the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles (now Border Guard Bangladesh, or BGB) demonstrated in front of its headquarters at Pilkhana, Dhaka yesterday morning demanding reinstatement to their jobs and compensation.

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Bangladesh for Russia yesterday morning on an official visit.

Eight individuals, including the prime accused, have been arrested in connection with Sunday’s violent clash between two factions of the Awami League in Zajira upazila of Shariatpur. The clash saw the detonation of over a hundred locally-made crude bombs.

Five people were killed in road accidents in Sirajganj, Gazipur, and Jashore during Saturday night and yesterday.

The accused are Taher Ali, 42, and a 14-year-old boy

Police conducted a raid and arrested Anwar Hossain, 47, from this evening after the victim filed a the case with Netrokona Model Police Station earlier in the day, said Officer-in-Charge Kazi Shahnewaz

Over 500 vehicles were stranded on both sides of the highway due to the blockade