Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar says that the level playing field would be hampered if important persons and beneficiaries within the government take part in the electioneering.

Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF), a body of pro-BNP lawyers, today demanded release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail for treatment in the country or abroad of her own choice.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) files two cases against former minister Nazmul Huda’s wife and his two daughters for allegedly laundering about Tk 6.73 crore in abroad.

Audree, a platform for mountain enthusiasts in Bangladesh arranged the Dhaka Mountain Film Festival 2020 at Ruhul Kuddus Auditorium near Nilkhet of the capital tomorrow.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the country’s textile sector to diversify products and expand the market for boosting the export income.

Shakhawat Hossain Shafique has been made organising secretary of ruling Awami League and given charges of Sylhet division.

Students of Dhaka University have formed a human chain on the campus demanding capital punishment for the person who allegedly raped and tortured one of their fellows on Sunday night.

Majnu who was arrested in connection with the rape of a Dhaka University student is placed on a seven-day remand by a Dhaka court.

The temperature will likely drop further after a light rain or drizzle in parts of Bangladesh today, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said.

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar yesterday said ministers and lawmakers would not be able to take part in any election-related activities of Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation elections.

Atiqul Islam, the Awami League-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), yesterday said he did not violate any electoral code of conduct.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said allegations being raised over electronic voting machines (EVM) are “baseless”.

A Dhaka court could not take cognizance of the charges against former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat yesterday in two cases filed under the Arms and Narcotics Control Acts, as jail authorities failed to produce him.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent a man to jail, on charges of raping an eleven-year-old girl at Ambagan adjacent to Jahangirnagar University in Savar earlier this month.

Former Managing Director of NRB Global Bank, Proshanto Kumar Haldar -- who is now abroad -- had questionable transactions of about Tk 1,636 crore in his personal and interest-involved bank accounts over different periods, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found.

Two students of Hajee Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Dinajpur were killed during BCL infighting in April, 2015. It has been over four years, but there has been zero progress in their murder cases.

Matin Chowdhury has been reelected the chairperson of Independent University, Bangladesh’s (IUB) board of trustees for 2020-2021, says a press release.

Sylhet is the first city in the country to have a road with no overhead cable.

Dr Syed Serajul Huq, a pioneer industrialist, passed away on Tuesday at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka. He was 83 years old.

Nabiha Raidaa, director of Fair Group Bangladesh, passed away in the US on Saturday. She was only 20 years old.