Stick-wielding youths allegedly hurled bricks at Shahjahan Patwary after he questioned the drive, police say

Court also directs government to amend Road Transport Act, ensure emergency care at nearest health facility

Nomination papers to be submitted on Aug 13; scrutiny begins on Aug 16

One hundred years after the legendary polymath's visit, Mymensingh still lacks memorial plaques

Leadership dispute shut the library, leaving residents without a reading space

Hundreds queue from morning to explore exhibits documenting the 2024 uprising

Correction: An earlier version of this report and its headline said Mizanur Rahman died while in custody. He died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after securing bail in all nine cases. His lawyer had earlier said he could not be released because bail had not been granted in every case.

Says foreign ministry; Hasina reiterates plans for Dec return

The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) yesterday warned that at least 10 districts are at risk of short-term flooding over the next 24 to 48 hours due to heavy rainfall across the country and torrential rain in upstream areas of India.

The world’s eight largest listed oil producers posted combined profits of roughly $93 billion in the three months to the end of June, as the US-Israeli military strikes on Iran disrupted fossil-fuel supply and pushed benchmark crude above $126 a barrel.

Israel’s military resumed strikes on southern Lebanon yesterday despite ongoing talks, blaming a ceasefire violation by militant group Hezbollah as Beirut said at least one person was killed.

India allowing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to interact openly with the media in Delhi was deeply hurtful to Bangladeshis and detrimental to the development of harmonious ties between Bangladesh and India, the government said last night.

Sand extraction continues unabated along an erosion-prone stretch of the Tetulia river in Patuakhali’s Bauphal allegedly with the backing of a local BNP leader, despite the government’s suspension of quarry leases, locals say.

Every disruption at floating terminals spirals into national gas crisis

The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested Abdul Wahed, 55, former ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Madarganj upazila unit in Jamalpur, in connection with multiple cases over the alleged embezzlement of nearly Tk 400 crore from customers of Al Aqaba Multipurpose Cooperative Society.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday vowed transparent and impartial trials for those accused of atrocities during the anti-fascist movement, warning that attempts to destabilise post-fascist Bangladesh could pave the way for the return of the ousted authoritarian forces.

A youth allegedly died by drowning after falling into a canal while trying to flee during an anti-drug drive by police in Netrokona on Tuesday afternoon.

A jersey soaked in blood. A watch frozen in time. A son’s final letter to his mother.

A Bogura court yesterday sent Gazi Salahuddin Tanvir, the recently suspended joint member secretary of the National Citizen Party, to jail in a case filed over making derogatory remarks about the prime minister on social media.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday urged opposition parties to submit their nominees for the special parliamentary committee on constitutional amendments, assuring them that the July National Charter would be fully implemented.