A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to economist Prof Abul Barkat in a murder case linked to the July uprising.

Opposition Leader and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday warned that if the referendum verdict on the July charter is not implemented in the parliament, it will be realised on the streets.

LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the local government elections may begin in phases from September or October.

The ACC has prepared the necessary documents to initiate the return of former IGP Benazir Ahmed, who was arrested by Dubai Police in the United Arab Emirates.

A former Islami Chhatra Shibir leader yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that police shot him and another activist in the legs after arresting them in Jashore in 2016.

Speakers at the 3rd Annual Community of Practice Network Convention 2026 yesterday called for greater recognition of women’s leadership, local knowledge, unpaid care work, and contributions to climate adaptation, agriculture and sustainable development.

Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country on June 26 as the Muharram moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky yesterday.

Prime Minister’s Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman yesterday said he decided to return from Delhi airport in an immediate protest against the treatment he received at the hands of Indian immigration authorities.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday urged journalists to criticise constructively while avoiding sensationalism.

Distressed loans in the banking sector soared 44.3 percent year-on-year to a record Tk 10,91,848 crore in 2025, reflecting the sector’s deepening fragility.

The Narayanganj administration yesterday halted the excavation of soil near the pillars of a Padma rail link bridge in Aliganj, Fatullah, following locals’ concerns that the work could harm the structure.

A Cumilla Court yesterday sent expelled Islami Chhatra Shibir leader Jisan Mia Pradhan to jail in a case filed over the alleged rape of a woman and forced abortion.

One more person died from suspected measles in the country in the 24 hours until yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports BSS.

Two people were killed and several were injured as two rival groups clashed in Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila early yesterday.

Jubo Dal leader Masudul Haque Masud, who was shot dead in broad daylight at a market in Chattogram’s Raozan upazila on Saturday, had met several Rab-7 members at a local restaurant shortly before the killing.

Sheikh Mohiuddin, executive director of Ad-din Foundation, has stepped down following the cancellation of the licence of the foundation’s Ad-din Medical College Hospital after the deaths of six newborns last month.

PM says criticism should serve public interest

Muharram moon sighted in Bangladesh sky

Locals apprehended 42-year-old man and handed him over to police

No official confirmation as relatives allege the men were deceived by brokers and handed over to the Russian military