Police in Pirojpur have recovered the body of a child following an investigation based on a ransom note. Four close relatives of the victim have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and China Electronics Technology Group Corporation International (CETC) yesterday signed a government‑to‑government agreement (G2G) for establishing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing and assembly plant, as well as for technology transfer.

Bhola island’s demand stands at 90 mmcfd. The remaining 30 mmcfd is planned to be supplied to industrial areas under Titas Gas.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday kept its verdict pending in the case over the killing of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed during the July 2024 uprising in Rangpur, with judgement expected any day.

A Dhaka court yesterday asked detectives to submit the probe report by March 8 in a case filed over vandalism, arson, and looting at The Daily Star’s office in the capital.

Government patronage is fuelling organised mobs in the country, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

As part of my series on voices from the ground ahead of the February 12 elections, I travelled to Sharsha, a remote frontier constituency in Jashore district, where politics is measured less in slogans than in prices, volumes and the daily pulse of the border, on Sunday.

A proposed pay hike of as much as 142 percent for civil servants clashes with the government’s austerity measures adopted after the 2024 uprising.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, hinting at Jamaat, asked why its two leaders stayed in the BNP-led alliance government if that government was corrupt, as being claimed by the party now.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the party did not seek to provoke conflict but warned that if attacked, they would retaliate.

Pledges to fix utility issues faced by Uttara residents

Says Brac executive director Asif Saleh on referendum

His travel from Mymensingh to Gazipur was delayed due to heavy crowds

The rally will begin at Suhrawardy Udyan at 10:30am.

Gonotantrik Odhikar Committee (GOC) yesterday alleged that the interim government is secretly moving to sign a concession agreement with DP World for the operation of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chattogram Port just 12 days before the national election.

A man was beaten to death, allegedly following an altercation, while collecting water from a municipal tap in the Rail Bosti area of Prantikpara in Chapainawabganj Sadar municipality yesterday afternoon.

An elderly couple was found dead at their home in Tangail’s Basail upazila yesterday, sparking suspicion of a robbery-murder.

Two interim government advisers yesterday strongly criticised tobacco companies, accusing them of exerting intense pressure to block the latest amendment to the anti-tobacco law and of using “notorious” tactics to promote tobacco products.

National consensus among political parties and a strong public mandate for the government in power are imperative to maintaining a strong foreign policy amid complex geopolitical realities, foreign policy analysts said at a dialogue yesterday.

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said there is “no doubt” over the 13th national election being held, insisting it cannot be destabilised by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s messages from abroad.