Police recover fake gun from madrasa student during routine search

Shafiqur Rahman voices confidence after casting vote at Monipur High School centre

Bangladesh’s cricket community expressed collective shock at some recent remarks from Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul, in which he appeared to shift responsibility for the country’s decision to not participate in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka onto the board and the players.

Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) has expressed concern over the overall electoral environment, citing incidents of attacks and the widespread use of money.

Police recovered the body of a tea worker with his hands and feet tied from a tea garden in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar yesterday.

Six people were killed and at least 17 others injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday and the day before, according to reports from our correspondents.

The Dhaka University (DU) administration has initiated a move to promote more than 200 assistant registrars and equivalent officials -- a step that has triggered concerns over possible violations of the university’s existing promotion rules.

The long-stalled Teesta Mega Plan has once again emerged as a central election issue for hundreds of thousands of voters across 10 Teesta river basin constituencies in five northern districts -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha and Nilphamari.

Voters in remote areas of Rangamati face daunting journeys to cast their ballots, with many forced to walk for hours or even stay overnight near polling centres, in some cases a day before voting, due to long distances and a lack of transport.

A free, fair and peaceful election in Bangladesh today is a must for the future of the country’s democracy and national security, academics and civil society members said yesterday.

Meem Hazera, 45, the lone hijra/ third gender voter from Kumarbarila village under Dhaka’s Nawabganj upazila, is eagerly waiting to cast a vote in the national election today, like everyone else.

As the country heads into the 13th National Parliamentary Election today, one factor other than party symbols is likely to influence contests across constituencies: local popularity.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, advisers of the interim government, and key political figures are set to cast their franchise at their respective voting centres in Dhaka and elsewhere during the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the referendum today.

The World Bank has approved $370 million in financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services aimed at reducing water pollution and restoring rivers and canals in and around Dhaka.

With only a day left before the national election, Dhaka wore a deserted look yesterday as many city residents left the capital to cast their votes in their respective constituencies.

A long-standing, unwritten equation has shaped Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections -- the party that secures a majority in the capital usually finds its path to forming the government.

Reaction comes after Reuters report quoting the US envoy on China’s expanding footprint in South Asia

Police investigation underway

High speed blamed for the accident; victims still unidentified

Accident occurred around 9:00am in the Jamalpur Bridge area