Bangladeshi Journalists in International Media (BJIM) yesterday raised concern over a series of violent attacks and threats targeting journalists in different districts, allegedly involving local miscreants, charity owners, and even members of law enforcement agencies.

The National Consensus Commission will submit its recommendations on implementing the July Charter after its signing on October 17, as it has yet to finalise the implementation process, commission sources said.

The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities yesterday suspended 16 second-year students of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for allegedly ragging freshers at a dormitory.

A man was hacked to death in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila yesterday.

One person detained; BPC officer to file case

Husband goes into hiding

No visible injuries, say police; 3 cases filed against her since August 5, 2024

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the next parliament will decide on the application of the proportional representation (PR) system in national elections.

Government college teachers would abstain from classes today in protest against alleged assault on their colleagues by students at Dhaka College.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday placed six proposals for a complete transformation of the global food and economic systems to end hunger.

A technician was killed and two others sustained severe burn injuries after the compressor of an air conditioner exploded on the roof of the Chattogram Medical College Hospital building yesterday morning.

Analysts and stakeholders blame weak enforcement, limited lab facilities in rural areas and poor awareness among producers

The government has designated a building of the Military Engineer Services (MES) in Dhaka Cantonment as a temporary jail.

A phone conversation played before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday revealed that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina ordered an official to launch an immediate crackdown on demonstrators during last year’s July uprising.

BBS-UNFPA survey on violence against women reveals alarming figures

Urges govt action to protect press freedom

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has proposed that the upcoming national election and the referendum be held on separate days, saying the two are “entirely different in nature”.

Admission tests for medical and dental colleges across Bangladesh will be held on the same day, December 12, using the same question paper.

Students and locals blocked the road at the east end of the Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail yesterday, protesting a reported proposal to include Tangail in the Mymensingh division.

The Chattogram City Corporation is struggling to clean its 1,600-kilometre drainage network and 57 canals due to a lack of modern machinery.