Two people were killed and 21 others injured when a truck hit a pedestrian before crashing into a human haulier on the Sherpur-Dhunat road in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila yesterday.

For the past two weeks, residents of Chattogram have been grappling with an acute crisis of drinkable water as rising salinity levels in the supply have made it virtually undrinkable.

A fourth-grader was allegedly raped by her nephew in the Gopinathpur area of Shanthia upazila in Pabna, on Wednesday night.

Two people sustained bullet injuries during a clash between Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal members over hanging an Eid banner in Chattogram city’s GEC area last night.

The man, who was shot dead in Gulshan on Thursday night, may have been a victim of an internal gang feud involving criminal networks in Mohakhali, Banani, and Gulshan, police and locals said.

Renowned entrepreneur Syed Manzur Elahi was a man of kindness, integrity, and courage, who proved that businesses can thrive through honesty and compliance, said his children, business leaders, friends, and colleagues.

International human rights organisations, in a joint statement yesterday, urged the government to uphold freedom of expression and opinion, highlighting alarming incidents of arrests, harassment, and violence against journalists and human rights defenders in recent weeks.

Hundreds of protesters, including members of several religious groups such as Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and Khilafat Majlis, staged demonstrations in front of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque yesterday, demanding an end to the Israeli onslaught in Gaza.

The deceased is Binota Rani, 27

An uncertain future is overshadowing the joy of the upcoming Eid for thousands of workers who have lost their jobs due to factory closures and layoffs in the wake of last year’s political shift.

The two platforms became largely inactive after they floated their political party -- National Citizen Party (NCP) and student body Democratic Student Council

Despite annual recharge every year, there is an overall declining trend in groundwater level due to over-extraction

A Facebook post by NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah early yesterday touched off intense public debate and also demonstrations over the question of banning Awami League.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for global action against racial injustice and highlighted the plight of the Rohingyas, who remain victims of racial discrimination and prolonged statelessness.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has urged the interim government not to take any steps that would allow fugitive allies of the fallen regime to be rehabilitated in the state and politics.

The incident occurred on the night of Wednesday. The victim was brought to the hospital on Thursday afternoon

Accuses the current interim government of encouraging political malpractice and corruption

The accused are Farhad Hossen, 41, and Abdul Goni, 38, residents of Satkania upazila

Police arrested another woman in connection with the sensational kidnapping and murder of Muhammad Milon whose decomposed body was recovered in Thakurgaon early yesterday, 25 days after he was kidnapped

Three people belonging to AL, Jubo Mohila League, BCL detained