BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged the law enforcement agencies to remain alert so that no attempt is made to create communal tensions or disrupt security during celebrations of Durga Puja.

Mainuddin, 40, a resident of Abdullahpur, was admitted to Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital in critical condition last Monday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali yesterday said the DMP has taken foolproof security measures to ensure a festive atmosphere during the Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the country’s Hindu community.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife Rukmila Zaman and six others on charges of extorting Tk 42 crore from a businessman through intimidation.

Police have arrested the aunt of six-year-old Taiba, whose body was recovered from a neighbour’s septic tank in Vedarganj upazila of Shariatpur two days after she went missing.

Names department chair, says he was asked to 'pay' to secure the position

Calls for judicial probe

Demonstrators criticise govt for failing to prevent violence against indigenous people

Child locked and starved by drug-addicted father, say locals

Incident sparks widespread criticism online

World Rivers Day event calls for urgent action against coal, plastic and industrial waste

JP delegation holds meeting with Election Commission

Says Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir

With most counters shut, passengers forced onto local buses at higher fares and longer delays

Acknowledging that some ballot papers for the recent Ducsu election were printed in Nilkhet, Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan yesterday ruled out any possibility of vote rigging with those papers.

Case alleges link to ex-IGP Benazir Ahmed

Over 9,427 travelled via Benapole in 6 days

Recognition for research in renewable energy, smart textiles, materials science and more

Says comprehensive voter list compiled through door-to-door verification

Nearly 2,200 tourists escorted from Sajek to Khagrachari last night