Police say worker may have died of stroke

Petitioner urges court to pass necessary directives to hold election under a caretaker government

Nearly 10,000 drives across eight districts resulted in arrests, case filings, major drug seizures, says Department of Narcotics Control

Candidates can challenge acceptance or rejection of nomination papers until Jan 9

Both tremors originated in India’s Assam province

University officials seized the liquor during a night raid and questioned a student

Submitted to the CA, the report lays bare the political character of enforced disappearances during the Awami League's 15-year rule

Top industrialists and business leaders expressed concerns over Bangladesh’s deteriorating law and order situation during a meeting with BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman at the party’s Gulshan office yesterday.

Returning officers have cancelled 723 nominations out of 2,568 submitted across the country, the Election Commission (EC) said yesterday.

The government yesterday reiterated its stance on continuing the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system despite protests by mobile phone traders.

Three people, including a resort owner, who were abducted by armed robbers while visiting the Sundarbans in Bagerhat, were rescued last night following a joint operation by law enforcement agencies, police said.

Traffic in several key areas of the capital came to a near halt yesterday as separate protest programmes blocked major intersections, causing severe congestion and suffering for commuters.

The Bangladesh Navy detained 273 people, including 10 members of a human trafficking syndicate, while they were attempting to travel illegally to Malaysia by sea.

The current supply of liquefied petroleum gas is sufficient to meet local demand despite difficulty in importing the fuel, importers said.

The authorities are set to cancel the registration cards of at least 8,000 listed fishermen in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila after identifying them as ineligible during a verification process.

The Jamaat-led alliance has so far left 29 parliamentary seats for the National Citizen Party, but aspirants from other allies remain in the race in at least 21 of those constituencies, NCP sources said.

A fundamental overhaul is required for the country’s national security framework, said security analysts, retired military officials, and academics at a seminar yesterday.

Alliance partners have expressed deep frustration, as the BNP failed to rein in its leaders contesting in seats allocated to allies

At least 16 people, including nine children and seven elderly persons, have died of cold-related ailments at Rangpur Medical College Hospital in the past week as an ongoing cold spell continues to disrupt lives and livelihoods across the country, particularly in the northern districts.

Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam yesterday told International Crimes Tribunal-1 that former Rab official Ziaul Ahsan allegedly changed the force’s methods of disposing of bodies after the Narayanganj seven-murder victims were found floating in the Shitalakkhya river.