Chattogram Metropolitan Sadar Circle Land Office was also set on fire; no casualties reported

A prison van escorted by police entered the tribunal premises around 9:00am

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is set to deliver its verdict today

Army, BGB, Rab, police, and APBn have been deployed

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani will always remain a source of inspiration for the nation in securing the rights of the helpless and in protecting democracy, human rights, freedom and sovereignty.

A new study has revealed that 38 percent of the surveyed children aged 12-59 months have blood lead levels above the safe threshold -- a finding that indicates serious health risk among children.

The government has appointed Israil Hawlader, DIG of Industrial Police, as the commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police, and assigned new superintendents of police to six districts.

The issue was raised during three meetings organised by MRDI, engaging stakeholders from across the country.

In a separate incident, man killed 10 days after being released from prison

The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, is still reading the final part of the 453-page judgement

Jahid, accused in 10 cases, has been absconding since the incident

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.