Mild cold wave persists in Panchagarh, Thakurgaon

Say they will continue work stoppage until security is ensured

The observers have been drawn from EU Member States, Canada, Norway, and Switzerland

Long traffic jam formed on the highway following the accident

Warns attacks on news organisations threaten democracy during address at Media Convention

Fake birth certificate was prepared to make the girl appear to be an adult

Editors, owners and journalists gather amid concerns over attacks on expression and democratic values

Inqilab Moncho yesterday staged a demonstration demanding justice for its slain spokesperson, Sharif Osman bin Hadi, with a large number of protesters in attendance.

The ongoing cold wave sweeping across the northern region continued to intensify the suffering of poor and margnalised communities yesterday.

Two people were killed and three others injured in a clash between two groups over establishing dominance in Cumilla’s Nangalkot upazila yesterday.

The government has failed to take effective measures to make Bangladesh’s cities liveable, equitable, and sustainable after the mass uprising, despite high public expectations, said urban planning experts yesterday.

A fuel station worker was killed after allegedly being run over by an SUV in Rajbari’s Sadar upazila early yesterday.

Police recovered the bodies of a teenage girl and her mother from a private tutor’s flat in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district on Thursday night, 21 days after they went missing.

The state-owned Ishwardi Silk Seed Farm, located along the Pabna–Ishwardi road, has largely fallen into abandonment due to years of neglect and lack of initiative.

The National Housing Authority’s Rupatali unit in Barishal has been filling up a portion of Lalar Dighi, the largest natural waterbody in the city, raising serious environmental and legal concerns.

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam yesterday said the interim government is not favouring any candidate contesting for the upcoming national elections.

Rab has arrested Jahangir, the main accused in a case over attacking police, vandalising government vehicles, and snatching an accused during a drug recovery operation in Gazipur’s Sreepur.

The Election Commission yesterday reinstated the candidacy of 18 aspirants, approving their appeals against returning officers’ decisions that had earlier cancelled their nominations.

The left-leaning political platform Network for People’s Action (NPA), led by a group of July uprising activists and four former members of the National Citizen Party, was officially launched yesterday at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar.

The split in the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance of mostly Islamist parties is likely to have a major impact on the electoral equation, analysts say, after Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) announced it would quit the coalition and contest the polls independently.