Chiefs of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance are expected to meet today to finalise the seat-sharing deal for the February 12 parliamentary election.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has raised questions about eight ordinances enacted by the interim government as part of the reform initiatives.

Residents are facing severe hardship as construction of the 52-metre-long Kaunai Bridge in Barhatta upazila of Netrakona has remained suspended for nearly nine months.

With the general election knocking at the door, the BNP is seeking to attract female voters by pledging to introduce a “Family Card” that would provide women with cash assistance and essential items.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the government has failed to recover looted arms and that the law and order situation has not improved to a satisfactory level.

Political parties must be held accountable for failing to nominate at least five percent women candidates in the upcoming national election despite pledging to do so under the July National Charter, said the Women’s Political Rights Forum (FWPR) yesterday.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formed 15 special investigation teams to accelerate ongoing probes and ensure swift disposal of high-priority cases.

Munshiganj Press Club President Mir Bashir Uddin Jewel passed away at the age of 52 early yesterday.

The government has said Bangladesh’s interest in joining the proposed International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for Gaza hinges on several principles, including that the force be temporary and operate under a clear United Nations Security Council mandate.

Three jute mill workers, including two brothers, were killed and 10 others injured when a train hit a pickup van carrying workers in Faridpur’s Boalmari upazila yesterday.

The last three national elections were orchestrated at the highest levels of the state, with segments of the administration, police, Election Commission, and intelligence agencies mobilised to implement the plans, the inquiry commission on those polls said.

A Chattogram court yesterday sentenced 10 muggers to life term imprisonment for killing a constable of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police 12 years ago.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said there is no alternative to sincerely respecting the army, as it has helped the people of the country hold their heads high.

Law enforcers in a joint drive yesterday recovered 45 crude bombs and bomb-making materials from a bamboo grove in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur.

A woman was allegedly raped by two Ansar members at the 250-bed General Hospital in Manikganj early yesterday.

At least one dengue patient died yesterday, marking the first dengue-related death this year, while 33 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours until 8:00am.

A 28-year-old man was critically injured in a landmine explosion along the Teknaf border yesterday morning -- a day after a 12-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet fired from across the Myanmar border.

Police recovered the bodies of two men from the Atrai River near Lakkhitala bridge in Chirirbandar upazila in Dinajpur yesterday.

Alleged shooter Mohammad Zinnat yesterday gave a confessional statement before a magistrate, admitting his role in the killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area.

Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday advised members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) to discharge their duties with honesty, sincerity and professionalism to ensure that the 13th national election is held in a free, fair and peaceful manner.