Train services on the Dhaka–Noakhali route were disrupted early yesterday as a Nor’wester swept through Noakhali, uprooting trees and snapping branches onto the tracks.

A man accused of abducting, torturing and raping a student of Jahangirnagar University has allegedly been threatening her and her family to withdraw the case filed against him.

Commercial cultivation of passion fruit, native to South America, has begun in Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah, with a local entrepreneur expanding production and attracting interest from other farmers.

At the Tengragiri Crocodile Breeding Centre in Taltali upazila of Barguna, not a single hatchling survived in the past 13 years of breeding efforts, with each dying soon after being hatched under unclear circumstances.

A group of youths beat a man to death over suspicion of stealing an easy-bike in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore yesterday afternoon.

Police yesterday recovered the body of an auto-rickshaw driver from a cornfield in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur.

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has announced weeklong programmes demanding the government convene a session of the Constitutional Reform Council for implementing the referendum verdict and preventing “the return of fascism”.

Foreign minister expected to visit Beijing towards the end of this month

New PPP agreement opens doors for investment

Ministry of Public Administration issues gazette notification

Directive sent to secretary of Road Transport and Highways Division

Over 10,000 sat for test after preliminary round that drew nearly 375,000 applicants

Cabinet Division says previously issued invitation cards will remain valid

Speaker says ultimatum in Parliament inappropriate but pledges attention to the issue

Aminul Islam says existing tribunal law already covers enforced disappearance

Three-day visit will strengthen Bangladesh-India relations and prepare for regional conference

Will ensure implementation by any means, Mamunul says

Dhaka-bound Upokul Express was two and a half hours behind schedule

Rising import costs, supply disruptions and economic pressure may widen the impact

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday placed two bills in parliament, seeking to repeal three ordinances on judicial independence, judges’ appointments, and the budgetary authority entrusted to the Supreme Court Secretariat.