Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday urged political parties to work to change the fate of the people, saying citizens are now looking to them with high expectations and aspirations.

The reciprocal trade agreement between the US and Bangladesh is “highly discriminatory” and must be revoked, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday.

The home ministry has decided to allow the National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (NTMC) to continue operating for another year, even though the previous interim administration had moved to abolish the much-criticised surveillance agency.

Seven people have so far been arrested in connection with the abduction, rape and killing of a teenage girl in Narsingdi’s Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi.

The US-Iran war is poised to increase the prices of imported petroleum products, LNG and disrupt the supply chain of industrial raw materials.

Flights from Bangladesh to several Middle Eastern destinations have remained suspended since yesterday afternoon as some countries in the region temporarily closed their airspace due to US and Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation.

Calls for renewed peace efforts as US-Israel strikes on Iran trigger regional hostilities

Victim files case Wednesday

Advise them to avoid military zones and follow host govt directives

Wants to work collectively to remove the black laws

School students account for nearly half of the cases

Second attack in two months linked to fugitive crime boss Boro Sazzad

Cards to be distributed free of charge, says govt

Bus seized

Salahuddin attends NCP’s first founding anniversary celebration

Family alleges political harassment

Attends Jamaat-e-Islami's iftar gathering at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre

Salahuddin says probe into December 18 attack to conclude within 2 months

Detained at Phulbari border for illegal intrusion

Airline urges passengers not to come to airport without prior contact