With the BNP virtually on the sidelines, leaders of the ruling Awami League and the main opposition in parliament Jatiya Party are running their campaigns in full throttle for the general election in the 33 constituencies of Rangpur division.

Voicing his concern whether the upcoming national elections will be held or not, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad says his party will still prepare to contest in all 300 seats under the United National Alliance (UNA).

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says there is no necessity for a dialogue with any political party.

Even with two huge players absent, it is hard to imagine that Bangladesh will not start as favourites today in the first of three one-day international (ODIs) against Zimbabwe when the match gets underway at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at 2:30pm.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she went for constructing the Padma Bridge with domestic resources defying strong opposition from her finance minister and an adviser.

Janata Bank has been granting undue favour to yet another big borrower, allowing the company to open letters of credit (LC) one after another overstepping all sorts of banking rules, multiple Bangladesh Bank investigations have found.

Saudi Arabia yesterday said that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight inside its Istanbul consulate, its first admission of his death after two weeks of denials that have shaken Western relations with the kingdom.

At least eight people, including two schoolgirls, were killed and 12 others injured in separate accidents in three districts yesterday.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said Jatiya Oikyafront's Sylhet rally was not cancelled but postponed due to security reasons.

BNP data on police cases filed against its leaders and activists in about five weeks reveal a surprising number of unidentified accused, making the party extremely worried about its grassroots ahead of the upcoming parliamentary polls.

With about two weeks left before the announcement of schedule of the upcoming national polls, the Awami League's election campaign in Rajshahi division goes on in full swing but the picture is quite the opposite for the BNP.

Some locals now keep boats, not cars, in their garages. Before going out to work, people here always check the tide schedules. During the high tide, businesses come to a grinding halt while students attend classes sitting on high benches as the ground floors of schools go under knee-deep water.

The body of a three-year-old girl was found yesterday, 24 hours after she was kidnapped in Narayanganj's Rupganj upazila.

Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) denies Jatiya Oikyafront of permission for holding a rally in the city on October 23 on security ground.

The Awami League does not want Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar to resign, said party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.

Ever since her husband was killed four months ago, one question has been bothering Nazma Khatun – “how does a person in police custody get killed by others?”

Dhaka and New Delhi are going to sign next week three important agreements, including one allowing India to use Chittagong and Mongla ports to transport cargoes to its north-eastern states.

Bijoya Dashami of the five-day Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, will be observed today.

The ruling Awami League is preparing to beef up electioneering across the country in the next two weeks before the Election Commission announces the schedule of the upcoming parliamentary polls.

Music was not just a passion to the self-taught guitarist, it was his sole profession, and fortune did not let him down either. The word “legend” is generously used to refer to celebrities nowadays but Ayub Bachchu was and remains a legend in the truest sense.