Four to five unnamed individuals made accused in the case

Says level playing field will be ensured for all

Detectives say the suspect led the mob attack and evaded arrest for nearly two weeks

The incident is being investigated, and legal action will be taken accordingly, police say

Family likely to file murder case today, says Rab official

Five accused of gang-raping woman, assaulting husband in Jamalpur

3,701 students selected on the merit list

Didar A Husain, a founding trustee of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been re-elected chairman of the IUB Board of Trustees for 2026-27, said a press release.

Unidentified assailants shot dead former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir and injured another man in the city last night.

Two youths were sent to jail yesterday on charges of raping a woman in Magura’s Mohammadpur upazila.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said political parties have endorsed the July Charter and expressed confidence that they would campaign for “yes” votes in the referendum.

The fifth prosecution witness in a crimes against humanity case against Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that Hanif had directed party cadres to violently suppress the student movement in July–August 2024 in Kushtia, leading to killings and incitement to attack protesters.

Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded the removal of partisan deputy commissioners and superintendents of police from their posts, equal treatment to all parties and action against violations of electoral code of conduct ahead of the February 12 national election and referendum.

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the confiscation of Tk 65.5 lakh from 53 bank accounts belonging to Faisal Karim Masud, his wife Shaheda Parvin Samia, and two individuals and institutions linked to him, over suspicious transactions.

The United States has expanded a visa bond policy to include Bangladesh and 24 other countries, requiring citizens of these nations to post refundable bonds of up to $15,000 as part of their application for a US visitor visa, according to the US State Department website.

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday urged the Election Commission (EC) to lead a large-scale public awareness campaign on the upcoming referendum to prevent political controversy and ensure the process is not perceived as partisan.

A passenger died after falling ill aboard a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for London on New Year’s Eve, with co-passengers alleging that negligence by the pilot contributed to the death.

Ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election and the referendum scheduled for February 12, the government yesterday decided to deploy law enforcement agencies across the country in two phases.

The annual income of Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, Nayeb-e-Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, has more than doubled over the last seven years, yet his net wealth has seen a significant decline, according to his election affidavit.

Students Against Discrimination (SAD) president Rifat Rashid yesterday alleged that the leaders of National Citizen Party (NCP), who had emerged through the July uprising, did not stand beside the July fighters in times of crisis.