Bangladesh placed on the highest-risk list after being shifted from Evidence Level 2 to level 3

Says reform efforts faltered as real power remained outside formal decision-making structures

Struggle with soaring fertiliser, fuel, and labour costs

Sixteen nominations validated as commission continues hearings ahead of February 12 polls

Lowest temperature drops to 8.4°C in Tentulia as fog and dry weather continue nationwide

The prominent musician of 1990s fell ill at Pabna jail and died after being shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has strongly condemned the recent attacks, vandalism and arson at the office of The Daily Star in Dhaka, expressing solidarity with the newspaper and support for independent media.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will formally launch his party’s election campaign for the 13th national parliamentary election from Sylhet on January 22.

Despite repeated warnings from the BNP, most rebel candidates have remained in the electoral race, causing discomfort among party high-ups.

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday held a special meeting with Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, a day after announcing that seat-sharing within their alliance would be finalised soon.

A microbus driver and a Pathao motorcycle rider were stabbed to death in separate incidents in Chattogram early yesterday, sparking protests and raising concerns over public safety in the district.

The International Court of Justice will today begin public hearings in the case concerning Rohingya genocide, bringing renewed hope of ending decades-long suffering of the ethnic people denied of citizenship.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen admitted yesterday that verifying the wealth information submitted by candidates in their election affidavits is difficult within a short timeframe.

Leaders, who recently resigned from NCP in protest against the party’s alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, are standing firm on their decision, rejecting recent overtures from the party leadership to bring them back into the fold.

Karnaphuli Paper Mills Limited (KPM) in Kaptai, Rangamati, has delivered 914 tonnes of paper ordered by the Election Commission for the 13th National Parliament election ahead of the scheduled deadline.

Bangladesh Bank has directed all banks to run campaigns supporting a ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming referendum on the July Charter’s constitutional provisions.

Palestine Solidarity Committee, Bangladesh yesterday strongly condemned and protested the interim government’s interest in principle in joining the proposed international stabilisation force for Gaza, expressing deep concern and demanding an immediate withdrawal from the decision.

A 12-year-old Bangladeshi girl was injured by a stray bullet during a heavy fighting reportedly between the Arakan Army and Rohingya armed groups across the Myanmar border, police said yesterday.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned 25 Bangladeshi citizens who were previously convicted in the Emirate.

An aide to a top criminal in Dhaka’s underworld allegedly masterminded the killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir, according to Detective Branch (DB) officials.