Dr Kamal Hossain found no specific solution in prime minister's speech. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his party was not satisfied with how the talks went. JSD President ASM Abdur Rab said their movement would continue to realise their seven-point demand. And Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said they would not go beyond the constitution.

At least 160 alleged transport workers have been accused in a case filed in connection with obstructing an ambulance carrying a child during the recent transport strike that led to the child's death in Moulvibazar.

The Election Commission would hold a meeting on November 4 to fix the schedule for the upcoming national election, said Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday after meeting the president.

With the national election possibly next month, the government continues to approve, inaugurate, and lay foundation stones of development projects, an apparent move to woo voters.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday expressed unhappiness over Bangladesh Bank's move to approve new banks saying it was being taken on political grounds.

Kuala Lumpur has opposed Dhaka's proposal for giving the undocumented Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia a fresh chance to legalise themselves, say officials at the expatriates' welfare ministry.

Every month a mindboggling Tk 2.47 crore used to be gathered inside Chattogram Central Jail and the lion's share came from drug dealing, its arrested jailer Sohel Rana Biswas told investigators while in remand.

The BNP faces fresh troubles over its top leadership as the High Court yesterday directed the Election Commission not to accept the party's amended constitution until the disposal of a “BNP activist's” plea to the commission against the amendments.

A 23-member delegation of 14-party alliance led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will sit with Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront leaders for talks at Gono Bhaban on November 1, 2018.

A unity over constitutional values has been forged and it is time for the people to take a stand against corruption and other misdeeds based on that unity, Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain said yesterday.

The previous Najib Razak-led Malaysian government had created the manpower syndicate which “monopolised” the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in the Southeast Asian country, according to officials and documents obtained by The Daily Star.

The Election Commission yesterday asked the home ministry to launch a countrywide drive to recover illegal firearms immediately after the 11th parliamentary election schedule is announced.

The tragic death of three infants during the 48-hour strike by road transport workers has touched off an angry outcry in the country with rights activists putting the blame partly on the state because of its failure to ensure citizens' safety.

After a three-year long investigation, police are set to press charges against eight suspects, including sacked army major Syed Ziaul Haq as the mastermind, in the case filed for the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.

Responding to the Jatiya Oikyafront's call, Prime Minister and also Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday formally invited the alliance to take part in talks with her party at the Gono Bhaban tomorrow.

The High Court enhances the punishment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from five years of imprisonment to 10 years in Zia Orphanage Trust Corruption case.

Myanmar would start taking Rohingyas back from mid-November, said Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque.

Welcoming the initiative of launching a dialogue between the government and the Jatiya Oikyafront, the outgoing US ambassador in Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat yesterday said an effective dialogue would have a positive outcome on the next general election.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her parliament speech last night urged the people to vote for the Awami League, saying more time is needed to complete the mega projects and measures initiated by her government.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was convicted in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case and sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment by a special court in her absence yesterday.