A BNP activist was beaten to death allegedly by supporters of a rival faction in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi on Friday night.

A man was killed in a clash between two groups over mosque funds in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj yesterday.

An elderly woman and her teenage granddaughter were allegedly killed by unidentified assailants in Bhabanipur village of Ishwardi upazila, Pabna, in the early hours of yesterday.

Police have identified the man whose severed body parts were found scattered across different areas of the capital.

The government has expressed deep concern over the failure of the discussion process in the Middle East and the recent intensification of conflict.

The unprecedented attacks on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star have tarnished Bangladesh’s reputation globally, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said yesterday.

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