Students of the madrasa and some locals in the area caught the student, beat him up and cut off his hair

4 accused arrested in total

At least 696 people were killed and 1,867 injured in 689 road crashes across Bangladesh in June, according to Road Safety Foundation.

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said the goal behind the "fall of the fascist regime" in Bangladesh has still not been "achieved".

Another accused has been arrested in connection with the rape of a woman in Bhola's Tajumuddin upazila on Sunday.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged party leaders and activists to remain alert against any conspiracy aimed at preventing people from exercising their voting rights in the next national election.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) Ameer Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim yesterday said reform proposals have become BNP-centric, especially after the meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London.

The student movement against the reinstatement of the quota system in public service recruitment escalated on July 3, 2024, as demonstrations expanded beyond university campuses to major highways and key city intersections, mounting pressure on the government.

Political parties yesterday reached a consensus on reinstating the caretaker government system but remained divided over its jurisdiction and the method of appointing the chief adviser.

A group of individuals looted around five lakh Saudi riyals from an employee of a money exchange trader in Dhaka's Tejgaon on Tuesday night.

Eighty-eight expatriate Bangladeshis yesterday condemned and expressed deep concern over the "continued torture of journalists and suppression of free speech" in Bangladesh, saying such incidents have "frustrated and disheartened" them.

A Dhaka court yesterday denied bail to former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda in a case filed over alleged irregularities and bias during the past national elections.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to six months’ simple imprisonment for contempt of court over remarks she made during a phone conversation with a local leader, which the tribunal deemed obstruction to justice.

Members of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Students Against Discrimination (SAD) yesterday withdrew their eight-hour blockade on the Cox’s Bazar–Chattogram highway following police assurance that the officer-in-charge (OC) of Patiya Police Station would be withdrawn.

The government has declared August 5 a public holiday in honour of those who sacrificed their lives during the July uprising last year.

The government has recommended appointing the Bangladesh Navy as the temporary operator of the New Mooring Container Terminal at Chattogram port.

A group of assailants shot and hacked BNP leader Harunur Rashid to death in Dhaka’s Dohar upazila yesterday, police said.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the United Nations to establish an effective mechanism to combat disinformation and to support the media in upholding ethical standards.

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday said his party would not accept any delay or political maneuver over implementing the Teesta master plan.

Naimur Rahman Durjoy, the former lawmaker from Manikganj-1 constituency, was arrested from his residence in Dhaka’s Lalmatia yesterday night.