A mobile court of Rajuk evicted several illegally built shops and restaurants in the Gulshan area yesterday.

At least five dengue patients died while 1,139 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Police have arrested 44 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its associate bodies from Cumilla.

Three people were detained yesterday in connection with the fatal shooting and stabbing of a local BNP leader in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila on Saturday.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday directed the authorities concerned to exhume and hand over the body of Abul Hossain, who was identified through DNA testing as one of the victims burned in front of Ashulia Police Station during last year’s July uprising.

The High Court yesterday stayed a government decision that accepted the renunciation application of Bangladeshi nationality of S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam on July 19, 2020.

The Election Commission yesterday resumed its electoral dialogue, meeting 12 more registered political parties at its headquarters in Dhaka’s Agargaon as part of consultations ahead of the 13th national election scheduled for February next year.

Three journalists from The Daily Star have won the Nagad-DRU Best Reporting Award 2025 in two print media categories.

Women’s rights organisations yesterday said political parties are still failing to take women’s rights seriously, and called for clear, time-bound commitments on gender equality ahead of the national elections.

Bus operations on all routes, including those to Dhaka, remained suspended from Barishal’s Nathullabad Bus Terminal yesterday following a clash between transport workers and students over half fare.

Groundwater levels are depleting rapidly across almost all upazilas in Cox’s Bazar, raising fears of an acute water crisis in the near future.

The two-day International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management 2025, organised by the School of Business and Entrepreneurship of Independent University, Bangladesh, concluded on November 15 with an award and closing ceremony at The Westin Dhaka, said a press release.

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.

Lluvia De Pariso honoured for imaginative storytelling in Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2025

Three separate fire and blast incidents reported in Dhaka

18 receiving treatment at Bhanga Upazila Health Complex

No injuries reported

Both Tejgaon and Kalabagan police confirm incident, but deny the area is theirs

Says Ctg port being handed over to foreigners

Holds torch procession on Dhaka University campus