It would have been better to be killed by law enforcers in a “crossfire” than to be maimed, said a survivor of kneecapping as he recounted his experiences of torture at an event in the capital yesterday.

The 49th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a legendary political leader in the sub-continent, will be observed today.

Once seemed like an endless deadlock, the long political storm surrounding the July charter’s implementation is finally subsiding as Bangladesh’s major parties retreat from their hard-line stances.

At least five people were killed and around 12 injured after a bus rear ended a dump truck on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway and plunged into a roadside ditch in Sitakunda upazila yesterday evening.

Sohel Rana had been growing mangos since 2013 in traditional methods, often applying excessive chemical fertilisers and pesticides. He was aware of the health risks and the adverse effects on the soil, but he did what he needed to do for a greater yield. And until last year, the farmer from Naogaon sold his produces in the local market for a marginal profit.

The country’s fertility rate rose to 2.4 after decades of decline and stagnation, according to a government survey.

As arson and crude bomb attacks continued till last night, security has been tightened across the capital and elsewhere in the country, ahead of the International Crimes Tribunal’s verdict in a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina today.

This will be the tribunal's first verdict on the atrocities committed during the uprising.

Crucial breast cancer screening at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has remained unavailable for nearly three years after the hospital’s lone mammography machine went out of order in 2022.

A mobile court of Rajuk evicted several illegally built shops and restaurants in the Gulshan area yesterday.

At least five dengue patients died while 1,139 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Police have arrested 44 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its associate bodies from Cumilla.

Three people were detained yesterday in connection with the fatal shooting and stabbing of a local BNP leader in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila on Saturday.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday directed the authorities concerned to exhume and hand over the body of Abul Hossain, who was identified through DNA testing as one of the victims burned in front of Ashulia Police Station during last year’s July uprising.

The High Court yesterday stayed a government decision that accepted the renunciation application of Bangladeshi nationality of S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam on July 19, 2020.

The Election Commission yesterday resumed its electoral dialogue, meeting 12 more registered political parties at its headquarters in Dhaka’s Agargaon as part of consultations ahead of the 13th national election scheduled for February next year.

Three journalists from The Daily Star have won the Nagad-DRU Best Reporting Award 2025 in two print media categories.

Women’s rights organisations yesterday said political parties are still failing to take women’s rights seriously, and called for clear, time-bound commitments on gender equality ahead of the national elections.

Bus operations on all routes, including those to Dhaka, remained suspended from Barishal’s Nathullabad Bus Terminal yesterday following a clash between transport workers and students over half fare.

Groundwater levels are depleting rapidly across almost all upazilas in Cox’s Bazar, raising fears of an acute water crisis in the near future.