Traffic movement resumes following discussions with administration

BNP launches Ctg election rally amid enthusiastic turnout of leaders, supporters

Crumbling infrastructure and staff crisis hamper treatment as patients rise in Sylhet division

Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho yesterday received a warm and enthusiastic welcome as he returned to his hometown Bhola for a public outreach programme after eight years.

Tanima Mahjabin, a resident of Elephant Road, has been a victim of mugging at least five times in Dhanmondi and Kalabagan.

For decades, history in this region focused on dynasties, wars and imperial courts, but Professor ABM Habibullah shifted attention to trade, culture and the social lives of ordinary people in Bengal, said speakers at an event yesterday.

Chief of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis Mamunul Haque yesterday alleged that a conspiracy is gradually taking shape to undermine the July uprising, which he said was achieved through the collective participation of students and general people.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that the party will ensure peace and security for all citizens if it is voted to power.

The challenges of the bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and India should be approached as opportunities for renewed dialogue, said Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan yesterday.

The government is set to build a 1,000-bed hospital in Nilphamari at a cost of Tk 2,459 crore, with most of the funds supposed to be coming from China, to improve access to modern healthcare in the northern region.

Major apparel brands, development partners, development finance institutions, commercial banks, industry experts, and Bangladesh Bank joined a high-level dialogue on January 22 to advance investment pathways for water resilience in Bangladesh’s textile sector.

Omar Bin Hadi, elder brother of slain Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Osman Sharif Bin Hadi, has filed a general diary with Shahbagh Police Station seeking security for himself and Hadi’s son, citing threats and fears of posible attacks.

As the February 12 elections approach, Bangladesh’s political conversation is growing louder, shaped by party narratives, elite analysis and the arithmetic of power.

With the national election just 18 days away, political parties are finalising their manifestos. The Daily Star spoke to experts to identify the pressing issues that should top the agenda for parties.

A regular afternoon turned into a family’s worst nightmare, as a man died after a piece of iron rod fell from above and hit him on the head in Gulshan on Thursday.

A dispute over extortion in the capital’s Karwan Bazar area led to the killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir, allegedly on the instructions of underworld criminal Dilip alias Binash, police said yesterday.

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) yesterday urged the Election Commission to play a more effective role in ensuring free and fair polls, as allegations of violations of the electoral code of conduct by various candidates continue to emerge.

As evening fell yesterday, an ambulance stopped at the gate of Jashore Central Jail, carrying the bodies of a young woman and her nine-month-old child.

The Election Commission yesterday said postal ballots for the national elections and referendum will be counted only if they reach the returning officer by 4:30pm on polling day, February 12.

Bodies brought to jail as inmate allowed to see wife and child one last time