The National Citizen Party (NCP) held a march against violence yesterday, marking Victory Day and demanding justice for the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi.

BNP is preparing to make the return of its Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman a memorable event, aiming to build momentum ahead of the national election, party leaders said.

The authorities of Dhaka University, Jagannath University, Chittagong University, Jahangirnagar University, Rajshahi University, Islamic University, and several other institutions observed Victory Day yesterday through a series of programmes.

People from all walks of life in Chattogram paid tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the motherland, marking Victory Day.

As the winter approaches, potters in Jashore are busy crafting earthen pots used for collecting date juice and storing jaggery.

Despite government restrictions, a clear High Court directive, and repeated raids by the district administration and the Department of Environment, furnaces of illegal brick kilns in Bandarban flare back to life soon after enforcement teams leave after conducting drives.

A bus caught fire while parked at a bus counter near the Police Lines, adjacent to the Cox’s Bazar bus terminal, yesterday.

Passenger train services in Bangladesh Railway’s Lalmonirhat division are being operated largely with long-expired locomotives, heightening the risk of serious accidents and disrupting schedules in the northern region, railway officials and employees said.

Two policemen and a bus helper were killed in separate road accidents yesterday in Shariatpur and Kushtia, according to the reports from our correspondents.

The Carmichael College in Rangpur, a historic educational institution in northern Bangladesh, has been facing a myriad of crises, including a shortage of teachers, insufficient classrooms, dilapidated infrastructure, and poor accommodation facilities for students.

Prime suspect Faisal Karim Masud hired a private car for Tk 6,000 a day before the shooting of Osman Sharif Hadi, investigators of the attempted murder case said yesterday.

A council would be required to meet at least twice a week, during which it would review interception applications

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit of Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where she has been receiving treatment for the last 23 days.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said those who opposed Bangladesh’s independence in 1971 are once again trying to raise their heads.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the politics of future Bangladesh would follow a new system, discarding the old political order.

BNP nominee for Narayanganj-5 Masuduzzaman Masud yesterday announced quitting the polls race, citing “security concerns”.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday reiterated his government’s pledge to hold a credible national election, warning that defeated fascist forces are plotting a return ahead of the polls through various destabilising tactics.

With a call for a renewed commitment to national unity, Bangladesh yesterday celebrated its 54th Victory Day, marking the nation’s liberation from Pakistani occupation after a nine‑month war.

“Who will go?” The question hung heavy as hundreds of freedom fighters stood in silence. Everyone knew the mission -- carrying a letter urging surrender into the heart of the enemy camp at Kamalpur of Jamalpur’s Bakshiganj upazila -- meant almost certain death.

A youth was stabbed to death in Kajla area of Dhaka’s Jatrabari area yesterday evening.