BNP has expressed doubt over the Election Commission's capacity to hold a free and fair national election, but said it still hopes the polls will be participatory and inclusive.

The victims are Rabeya Khatun, 8, and Mohana Begum, 8

The procession began around 10:30pm from Shanto Chattar, paraded through Kataltola and the Science Faculty ground, and ended at the starting point with a brief rally

The BNP has survived Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule, during which over a million cases were filed against its leaders and activists for trying to launch street agitations demanding elections under a non-partisan government. Thousands were jailed, including Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other top leaders.

Sexual harassment remains the most pressing concern for Rohingya women and adolescents living in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, according to a study released yesterday.

Police recovered the body of Wahed-uz-Zaman Bulu, Khulna correspondent of Dainik Sangbad Protidin, from beneath the Rupsha bridge in Khulna yesterday evening.

BAU Proctor Prof Md Abdul Alim confirmed the development to The Daily Star

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain yesterday said the government cannot avoid responsibility in the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur.

The country’s first Robotic Rehabilitation Centre was inaugurated yesterday at Bangladesh Medical University to provide advanced treatment for patients with long-term neurological diseases and paralysis.

Probe committee to be formed

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday reaffirmed his commitment to holding the 13th national election in the first half of February next year.

Police and embassy officials went to the spot, opened the room with a master key and found the victim dead

Abu Baker Mojumdar, a former coordinator of Students Against Discrimination (SAD) and now vying for the post of general secretary in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) election, pledged to continue political, social, and cultural struggles on behalf of students.

Abu Shadik Kayem, vice-president (VP) candidate from the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel in the upcoming Ducsu election, says he wants to transform Dhaka University from what he calls a “political institution” into an academic one by bringing a balance between education and politics.

A man was beaten to death by a mob on theft allegations in Nepaldighi village of Natore Sadar upazila early yesterday.

A ward-level Awami League leader was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Manirampur upazila of Jashore on Saturday night.

Two rounds of clashes between villagers and students of Chittagong University have left at least 240 people injured. The violence was sparked by the alleged assault on a female student on Saturday night and flared yesterday afternoon.

The total number of voters in the country now stands at 126,307,504. Of them, 64,004,455 are male, 62,058,819 are female, and 1,230 are from the hijra community, Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed told journalists at the EC headquarters in the capital yesterday.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said the “unholy efforts of evil forces” to create the ground for thwarting the next parliamentary elections are gradually becoming visible.

Rajshahi University was on edge yesterday as student organisations scuffled over the exclusion of first-year students from the voter list for the upcoming central student union election.