The BNP has alerted its election candidates that their nomination may get cancelled if they file inaccurate information regarding cases filed against them in the affidavits submitted with their nomination papers.

An icddr,b survey has found a strikingly high rate of mistimed pregnancies among newlywed couples in Bangladesh, with 47 percent of respondents reporting that their pregnancies occurred earlier than intended, largely due to social and familial pressure for early childbearing.

Preventing online violence is complex, it requires understanding technology, user behaviour, and the design of digital tools, which often leaves gaps in solutions, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

A fire that broke out at a plastic factory at Islambagh in Old Dhaka was brought under control after nearly two and a half hours of efforts yesterday.

Police barred a march towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka’s Gulshan yesterday afternoon, which was held with several demands, including the repatriation of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others who fled to India during and after the July uprising.

Unesco Dhaka launched a cultural exhibition yesterday at the United Nations House in Gulshan, Dhaka, spotlighting a newly introduced National Action Plan aimed at safeguarding Bangladesh’s cultural heritage and creative industries in times of crisis.

Bangladeshi authorities must immediately drop terrorism charges against senior journalist Anis Alamgir, release him unconditionally, and stop targeting the press under national security laws, demanded Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) yesterday.

Around 172 new dengue cases were recorded across the country yesterday, according to the DGHS.

Walking on footpaths in the port city has become increasingly dangerous as widespread illegal occupation and stalled development works force pedestrians onto busy roads, exposing them to serious risks.

The condition of Sharif Osman Hadi, the Inqilab Moncho spokesperson who was shot in the head on December 10, is extremely critical, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said last night.

The government has suspended 14 employees from four ministries and the Cabinet Division after police arrested and sued them under the Anti-Terrorism Act for protests at the Secretariat.

A vegetable trader was killed and two others were injured when a vegetable-laden truck hit a parked truck loaded with cement on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Mirsarai upazila yesterday.

Bangladesh Navy on Tuesday detained 23 people and seized two motorised boats carrying 1,750 bags of cement during an alleged smuggling attempt to Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal.

Hasnat Abdullah says relations with India must be based on fairness and mutual respect

Rights group says ‘misuse of anti-terror law’ silences free expression ahead of Bangladesh polls

Patients at the Mathbaria Upazila Health Complex in Pirojpur are facing severe hardship as construction of the hospital’s new building has remained suspended for the last 10 months, badly affecting both indoor and outdoor services.

Students of Rangamati Agricultural Training Institute yesterday staged a protest by boycotting classes and examinations, pressing for their eight-point demand.

A police constable of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) died while on duty at the court building in Chattogram’s Court Hill area last evening.

Mizanur Rahman is a correspondent of daily Naya Diganta

The prosecution yesterday brought formal charges on three counts against Maj Gen (relieved) Ziaul Ahsan for allegedly committing crimes against humanity, accusing him of orchestrating a systematic campaign of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.