Bangladesh has seen changes of government and repeated promises of democratic renewal, yet one weakness has remained constant: the country has hardly built institutions strong enough to sustain democracy.

BNP has forgotten its pledge to institutionalise democracy after coming to power, despite the historic opportunity created to establish democracy through the 2024 mass uprising, alleged Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 is set to deliver its verdict today in a crimes against humanity case against Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six others over atrocities committed during the July uprising in 2024.

The revised estimated cost of the Japan-funded Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1 and Line-5 projects has been set at Tk 2,03,800 crore, down 4.75 percent from an earlier proposal.

Joint statement urges reconstitution of the committees and full implementation of the Chattogram Hill Tracts Accord

Three children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, raising the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,022 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Alleged collusion among dealers and retailers to hike fertiliser prices by “creating an artificial shortage” through hoarding and supply control is causing discontent among farmers, according to a report prepared by the Special Branch of the police.

Four people, including the bride’s brother and sister, were killed and seven others injured when a lorry hit a microbus carrying relatives returning home after a wedding programme in Karnaphuli upazila in Chattogram early yesterday.

Three teachers of a madrasa in Gazipur have been arrested for allegedly beating two students and burning them with a hot iron.

Bangladeshi mountaineer and Everest summiteer Ikramul Hasan Shakil is set to embark on a new high-altitude expedition to conquer Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Russia and Europe, later this month, said a press release.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir yesterday said Bangladesh wants to “reset” its ties with India after what he described as an “uncomfortable” relationship over 15 years under an “authoritarian, corrupt and exploitative” regime.

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance believes its long-march programmes have put the government under pressure to respond to people’s demands.

The High Court yesterday declared any strike or hartal called in protest against a court verdict or order illegal and directed the authorities to take legal action, including criminal proceedings, against those involved.

Former army officer Major (retd) Md Muzaffar Hossain told investigators that Lt Col (retd) Matiur Rahman shot President Ziaur Rahman during his assassination at the Chattogram Circuit House in 1981, an International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor said yesterday.

The government is not pursuing a policy of revenge and does not want to do so in the future, said Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said the proposed Cyber Security (Amendment) Act 2026 will help restore decency in the digital space, protect women and young people from cyber-bullying, and ensure professional safeguards for journalists while preventing any misuse of the law.

Dr Zubaida Rahman, vice president of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, yesterday stressed the need to ensure accessible, quality healthcare for every citizen, irrespective of income, location or social status.

For Saidul Islam, the nearly 380-kilometre distance between Narayanganj and Nilphamari did not mean days of waiting behind bars after he secured bail.

At least 52 dengue patients died in the first 13 days of September, the highest monthly toll recorded so far this year, raising fresh concerns over the worsening dengue situation in the country.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five people from different parts of the country for allegedly selling citizens’ personal information online after obtaining it from government servers.