The construction of the Kutukchhari bridge on the Rangamati-Khagrachhari regional highway has remained incomplete for more than four years despite two deadline extensions, causing severe hardship for commuters on the route.

Amid brewing tensions between Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) over seat sharing, the Jamaat-led 11-party electoral alliance yesterday announced single candidates for 253 constituencies.

The construction of the Kutukchhari bridge on the Rangamati-Khagrachhari regional highway has remained incomplete for more than four years despite two deadline extensions, causing severe hardship for commuters on the route.

The interim government has followed the wrong practices of the ousted Awami League government in preparing the master plan for the power and energy sector, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

Maintaining the neutrality of the administration will be key to holding a peaceful and credible election, political analysts said at a dialogue yesterday.

Renowned film actress and former Miss Calcutta Jayasree Kabir passed away at a nursing home in Romford, Essex, in Greater London, on January 12.

A syndicate within the Election Commission’s National Identity Registration Wing has allegedly been selling citizens’ personal data and earning several crores every month, according to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The interim government in many cases became hostage to a “small and extremist group”, said CPD Distinguished Fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya yesterday.

A state-appointed defence counsel yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that Sajeeb Wazed Joy was falsely implicated in a crimes against humanity case to prevent his return to the country.

The prosecution yesterday pressed formal charges in two crimes against humanity cases over the killing of 14 people and the injury of dozens during the July uprising in Dhaka’s Farmgate and Uttara areas, accusing 47 people.

Sixty more aspirants regained their candidacy yesterday as the Election Commission declared their nomination appeals valid.

Newly-appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen has said he looks forward to continuing to promote regional stability, economic growth and sovereignty of the two countries as he presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban yesterday.

Mohammed Mohsin, a former ambassador, foreign secretary and assistant secretary-general of the OIC, passed away yesterday, said a press release.

Bangladesh has formally begun the accreditation process for medical education, with the Bangladesh Medical Education Accreditation Council (BMEAC) accrediting two government medical colleges for the first time to ensure quality education.

Universal minimum income, school meals, youth loans and a national health card headline in a reform package put forward by the Citizen Platform for SDGs as part of its 10 national action programmes and 12 selected policy recommendations for the next government.

A total of 338 aspirants regained candidacy over six days

Jamaat to contest 179 seats, NCP 30, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish 20

Islami Andolan Bangladesh hints at quitting alliance; press briefing tomorrow

No level playing field in electoral arena, says Hamidur Rahman Azad

Gazette cites public interest as appointments take effect immediately