The government is planning to begin Union Parishad elections in October, with the schedule likely to be announced in August, Prime Minister’s Information Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman said yesterday.

A Dinajpur court yesterday sent five people, including a central leader of Jubo Shakti, the associate body of the National Citizen Party (NCP), to jail after rejecting their bail petitions in a case filed over the alleged abduction of a man and an attempt to extort money from him.

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has demanded the immediate formation of a Constitution Reform Council to implement the July National Charter, and warned that Bangladesh could face political conflict if the verdict of the referendum is not implemented.

The parliament yesterday passed the Public Examinations (Offences) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introducing a provision for up to two years’ imprisonment for examiners who deliberately award excessively high or low marks in public examinations, including the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams.

Police arrested a man in Faridpur yesterday afternoon for allegedly killing his wife, Barna Khanam, 28, and attempting to conceal her body following a family dispute in Gopalganj’s Kashiani upazila.

Heavy rain, coupled with rising tidal waters, submerged large parts of the port city once again, bringing fresh misery to residents even as officials insisted the situation had significantly improved.

Foreign affairs adviser says merit should weigh heavily as the UN prepares to choose António Guterres’ successor

Proposal to be placed before Central Admission Committee in August for final approval

Sent to parliamentary standing committee on law ministry for review

Draft code of conduct, election manual must be ready before schedule, says EC official

Seven parties yet to file poll expense accounts for 13th national election

Parliament passes bill to curb malpractice in public exams, from unfair marking to database hacking and question paper leaks

Md Aminul Islam says investigators are examining the party’s organisational liability in several incidents

Tarique Rahman also inquires about the health of Zahid’s younger brother, Jisan, who is undergoing cancer treatment

Utility official says a transformer fault tripped the feeder; police, DB and NSI reviewed the records

Hundreds of bighas of farmland have already been lost, while a vulnerable town protection embankment has renewed fears of widespread flooding

Probal Express also halted after a tree falls on the track amid continuous heavy rainfall

Mayor says waterlogging has fallen by 80%, but many residents are still wading through knee-deep floodwater

Two international flights and a domestic flights diverted after failing to land safely

Six workers killed since the Hong Kong Convention became mandatory