A man was shot dead during a clash between two rival groups over establishing supremacy at Muradnagar village in Narsingdi Sadar upazila yesterday.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said over 7,000 party members have faced demotion or expulsion over corruption, extortion, and misconduct, acknowledging the decision was difficult but essential.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh and China will move forward hand in hand to advance their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

He was arrested from Azimpur, Rab says

Three shrines and an Akhra were vandalised and set on fire in Cumilla’s Homna upazila yesterday.

The Labour MP denies allegations

Leaders of several Islamist parties yesterday claimed the country may face a “national disaster” if the upcoming general election is not held on the basis of the July Charter.

For the first time, the Amar Ekushey book fair will be organised twice in a single calendar year, with the upcoming edition scheduled to be held from December 17 this year to January 17 next year.

The Chittagong University units of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir have announced full panels for the Cucsu election, scheduled for October 12.

The National Citizen Party, Gono Odhikar Parishad, AB Party, Rastro Songskar Andolan, and Ganosamhati Andolan are exploring the possibility of forming an alliance ahead of the upcoming national election, sources in the five parties said.

Students of Dhaka’s seven colleges, previously under Dhaka University, have set a September 22 deadline for the education ministry to issue an ordinance converting the institutions into a central university.

The advisory council yesterday approved amendments to two key laws aimed at strengthening the Election Commission, granting it more authority to recruit all its officials and take disciplinary action against those negligent in polling duties.

Leaders of the Students Against Discrimination platform offered Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus the responsibility of leading a new government on August 4 last year, a day before the Awami League regime fell, said Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party, yesterday.

Two people were killed and another was injured after a bus hit their motorcycle from behind in Auliapur of Patuakhali Sadar upazila yesterday.

Novartis (Bangladesh) Limited has been renamed as Nevian Lifescience PLC, following an acquisition of its majority shares by Radiant Pharmaceuticals Limited from Novartis AG Switzerland, said a press release.

The ousted Awami League government enacted the now-defunct “quick rental” act to allow large-scale corruption in the power and energy sector by “rewarding and giving indemnity” to power company owners, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

True decentralisation requires the transfer of real power and decision-making to the local level, but this continues to be ignored in Bangladesh, speakers said at a programme yesterday.

Around 400km of roads under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Lalmonirhat have become almost unusable due to years of neglect.

At least nine makeshift markets have been built dangerously close to the tracks along the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar rail line while the Bangladesh Railway authorities have turned a blind eye to the menace.

Over one lakh people from Lalmonirhat Sadar and Kurigram’s Phulbari, Nageshwari and Bhurungamari upazilas have long been suffering due to slow progress in the construction of a bridge over the Ratnai river.