The National Consensus Commission yesterday sent the final July Charter to political parties, but talks once again ended in deadlock as divisions persisted over how to implement provisions requiring constitutional changes.

The interim government yesterday directed the law ministry to formulate laws for the establishment of two separate commissions within the police force to ensure accountability and internal investigations without external influence.

Bus driver and helper fled the scene

Perpetrators were siblings

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation agency’s failure to arrest all the accused in a case linked to last year’s July uprising in Dhaka’s Rampura.

Police have arrested two more people in connection with cases filed over the killing of Rasel Molla, and attack and vandalism at the darbar sharif of Nurul Haque, widely known as “Nural Pagla”, in Rajbari’s Goalanda upazila.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned 12 former secretaries and officials of the same rank for questioning over allegations of receiving flats in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi in exchange for assisting in irregularities during the 2018 election.

Demonstrators yesterday enforced blockades in Bagerhat and Faridpur, protesting the Election Commission’s recent redrawing of constituencies in those districts.

The government has decided to waive the 7.5 percent VAT on imports of ocean-going vessels over 5,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) in a bid to boost foreign exchange earnings and create more job opportunities.

Women make up only 10 percent of Bangladesh’s energy workforce, far below the global average of 32 percent.

With the launch of train services between Cox’s Bazar and Dhaka, tourism has entered a new era. At the same time, yaba traffickers have become increasingly active, choosing trains as a mode of transport.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sued former Chattogram-4 (Sitakunda) lawmaker Didarul Alam and his wife Ismat Ara Begum for allegedly amassing a huge amount of illegal wealth from unknown sources of income and suspicious transactions through 20 bank accounts.

The announcement of hilsa exports has immediately pushed up prices by at least 10 percent in wholesale markets across Barishal, with traders warning that rates may climb by 50 percent once exports actually begin.

At least 357 iron bridges in Barguna have become unfit for use due to years of neglect, causing immense suffering for locals.

Today is the 36th death anniversary of Dr Najma Jasmine Choudhury, eminent writer, researcher, playwright and former teacher of Dhaka University’s Institute of Modern Languages (IML).

Lumin, lead vocalist of rock band Feedback, premiered his musical film “Firey Esho” in Dhaka yesterday, with Universal Medical College Hospital hosting the event at the Empyrean Hotel.

Residents of the Harijan community living in the sweeper colony of Ward 9 under Barishal City Corporation are gripped by fear of eviction.

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