Six examinees and one invigilator were expelled, while 25,408 candidates were absent on the first day of the SSC and equivalent examinations held across the country yesterday.

A total of 53 aspirants have submitted nomination papers to the Election Commission (EC) over the past 14 days to contest the 50 women’s reserved seats in the 13th National Parliament.

After the government arranged offices for MPs in their constitu-encies in response to an earlier demand, NCP lawmaker, Hasnat Abdullah, has now called for car facilities to help them better connect with the people.

Two rounds of clashes broke out between Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir on the Chattogram Government City College campus yesterday, injuring several people.

Rights advocates and experts yesterday urged the government to move beyond allowance-based support and adopt a disability-inclusive budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, noting that rising living costs, limited access to services, and disability-related expenses are worsening hardship for persons with disabilities.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday reiterated his government’s firm stance on press freedom.

Power cuts across the country, especially in rural areas, have worsened with the mercury rising, as the government struggles to meet even off-peak demand due to shortages of gas, coal, and furnace oil to generate enough electricity.

A citizens’ delegation has expressed concern over vandalism at the Mujibnagar Memorial Complex, the site where Bangladesh’s first government took oath during the Liberation War, and demanded immediate steps for its preservation and reconstruction.

Highlights need for reforms to free judiciary from executive pressure

State Minister for Textiles and Jute Shariful Alam yesterday said the government is planning to revive closed jute mills across the country by leasing them out in a bid to fulfil its electoral pledges and boost economic activity.

The Bangladesh Bank did not issue any directive regarding the reopening or closure of S Alam Group’s commercial operations, which remain suspended due to loan defaults, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told parliament yesterday.

The attack on the deputy director of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) was triggered by a dispute over a hospital tender between two groups, Rab said yesterday.

As farmers across the country worked in the fields on Saturday to bring in the season’s largest rice harvest, 10 of them were killed by lightning in seven districts.

Md Firoz Akon, 45, from Bauphal in Patuakhali, has been admitted to Patuakhali Medical College Hospital for the past six months with blood cancer and gallbladder stones, said a press release.

NOAB leaders urge prime minister to clear unpaid govt ad bills and help withdraw cases filed against journalists during the interim govt

Vehicles would help MPs connect better with people, he says

Former govt official submits nomination despite a law barring ex-civil servants from becoming MPs within three years of retirement

Sara Hossain says Consensus Commission was formed through a selective process, not a democratic one; highlights the absence of women

Nomination was based on collective opinions of the party's local members

First virtual court activities start tomorrow; proceedings to continue offline from Sunday through Tuesday