Some individuals are “displaying the arrogance of power without being in power” and weaving conspiracies ahead of the upcoming election, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman said yesterday.

Six boys, aged between 13 and 17, were abducted reportedly by armed masked men in Baharchhara union of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila on Sunday evening.

In Bangladesh, the first HIV case was detected in 1989. The total number of HIV-positive cases stood at 14,313 till this year. Of them, 2,666 died.

The revised draft of the Police Commission Ordinance 2025 has dropped the clause that allowed the commission to recommend a three-member panel for the appointment of the inspector general of police (IGP).

Frustration and disappointment have been growing among the indigenous people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts as the CHT Peace Accord has still not been fully implemented even after 28 years.

Twelve political parties yesterday endorsed a child rights manifesto outlining 10 non-negotiable commitments co-created by children and young people and supported by UNICEF ahead of the 2026 national election.

BNP standing committee meeting reviews political situation and election campaign strategies

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has not registered as a voter, but he may do so if the Election Commission permits, a senior election official said yesterday.

Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and her niece Tulip Siddiq, a Labour MP in the UK, were yesterday sentenced in absentia to varying jail terms over corruption in the allocation of Purbachal plots.

Annual exams at many government secondary and primary schools were disrupted yesterday as teachers continued their strike despite official directives to complete the tests on schedule.

People across the country are growing more and more anxious about the health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been hospitalised for a week and has not shown any sign of improvement.

Deported Bangladeshi migrants recount hunger, abuse and shattered hopes

A woman and her five-year-old daughter died after a speedboat capsized in the Naf river yesterday.

Another 173 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya yesterday.

The only Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Bagerhat has long been failing to deliver adequate services due to a prolonged shortage of staff.

Newly emerged shoal lands in the Jamuna river under Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj have been blanketed by cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), locally known as chhon or kaisha, signalling the start of the thatch season.

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed yesterday assigned SC Registrar General Mohammad Habibur Rahman Siddiquee to serve as the secretariat’s secretary to run its operations.

At least 31 government-owned mahogany trees have allegedly been felled in Kendua upazila of Netrakona for a road renovation project without approval.

The High Court yesterday ordered relevant authorities to explain why the permit of Kaler Kantho, a Bangla newspaper owned by Bashundhara Group, should not be cancelled.

The tourist season in St Martin’s Island began yesterday with three cruise ships carrying 1,174 passengers from Cox’s Bazar’s Nuniachhara BIWTA jetty to the coral island.