Calls for strong leadership in upholding communal harmony

Speakers stress compassion, community role and student engagement in expanding services

Says ICT special assistant lives in the Netherlands with his family

Feud over dominance led to clash, leaving one injured

Case concerns killing of two and shooting of two in Rampura during 2024 uprising

No case filed yet; victim’s son reportedly assaulted a day earlier

A large number of prominent mainstream publishers have decided to abstain from participating in Amar Ekushey Book Fair -- the country’s largest book fair -- fearing economic losses due to the post-election situation and the overlap with the upcoming month of Ramadan.

National Citizen Party spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan yesterday alleged widespread post-election violence across the country, accusing BNP activists of involvement.

At the edge of a small market in Palkichhara tea garden under Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, a couple walks hand in hand every morning. For 25 years, that clasped grip has been their strength against hunger, humiliation and heartbreak.

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Bogura Sadar upazila yesterday morning, police say.

The United Nations, the European Union, and several other countries have congratulated the people of Bangladesh on holding successful elections, pledging support for national cohesion, democratic rights, and the rule of law.

Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser of the interim government on ICT and telecommunications, departed Bangladesh for Germany yesterday, sources at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka confirmed.

Political considerations are more important than legal ones when it comes to implementing the July Charter, said Ali Riaz, special assistant to the chief adviser.

Cabinet secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid, who was serving on a contractual basis, has resigned.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday called the heads of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and National Citizen Party -- Tarique Rahman, Shafiqur Rahman and Nahid Islam -- to thank them for their significant roles and responsible conduct in ensuring a festive and peaceful election

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to call on Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam at their homes today.

One person was killed and five others injured in separate incidents of post-election violence from Friday evening to last night in five districts.

Calling for national unity, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that any division will weaken Bangladesh at a time when the country, faced with numerous challenges, is entering a new phase after the parliamentary election.

A legal assistant (Muhuri) was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants at his home in Gaibandha’s Sadar upazila on Friday evening, police said.

The real problem for Bangladesh’s $47 billion garment industry lies deep in the technical details of the new trade deal with the US.