The defence yesterday sought the discharge of Maj Gen (relieved) Ziaul Ahsan from a crimes-against-humanity case involving more than 100 alleged enforced disappearances and killings, arguing that none of the three charges is supported by evidence.

The killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir was carried out to put the interim government in a difficult position, BNP leaders said yesterday, issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to arrest the perpetrators.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said the EC will ensure a level playing field, with no staged elections this time.

The Dhaka University syndicate yesterday approved a move to proceed with the renaming of two university halls named after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his wife Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib.

Detectives have arrested three Chinese nationals for allegedly running an illegal iPhone assembly plant in the capital's Uttara and Nikunja areas.

The government has largely removed data localisation requirements for technology companies from the Personal Data Protection Ordinance and scrapped jail terms for violations by tech firms, including global giants such as Meta and Google.

The results of the Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JnUCSU) and hall students’ union elections were officially announced yesterday, with the Islami Chhatra Shibir and Chhatri Sangstha-backed panel “Odommo Jobian Oikya” winning most posts, including the top three positions.

Speakers at an event yesterday urged the government and political parties to ensure effective implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) law, noting that citizens’ access to information remains limited despite the law being in force.

One person was killed and two others injured in an explosion, allegedly while making crude bombs in Zajira upazila early yesterday.

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul stated yesterday that a draft of an indemnity ordinance will be presented at the next meeting of the Council of Advisers, aiming to grant immunity to those who participated in the July uprising.

The absence of a bridge over the Jamuna river continues to inflict years of hardship on thousands of residents of Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila and neighbouring Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj.

With a little over a month left before the 13th general election, political leaders and activists are increasingly falling victim to targeted killings.

The Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday stayed for eight weeks a High Court order that had suspended the inclusion of BNP candidate Manjurul Ahsan Munshi’s name in the list of loan defaulters.

The US wants the speedy repatriation of around 5,000 undocumented Bangladeshis currently living there, as the Trump administration steps up its anti-immigration drive, diplomatic sources said.

Bangladesh’s addition to a US visa bond list could disrupt travel and trade, potentially hurting small businesses and ordinary visitors, experts said.

The liquefied petroleum gas price will continue to stay above the government-set rate at the retail level, given the instability in the supply chain.

Sunlight brought a little respite yesterday for the cold-hit people across the country, especially in the northern region, after several consecutive days of bone-chilling cold.

Today is the first death anniversary of Md Velayet Hossain, former deputy executive president of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, said a press release.

Despite the launch of Operation Devil Hunt, continued killings and law enforcement’s failure to arrest escaped criminals and recover looted weapons are raising serious concerns ahead of the national election.

Bangladesh and the European Union have finalised the text of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA), which will serve as the legal and political foundation for a strategic and long-term Bangladesh-EU relationship.