A woman and her teenage daughter were stabbed to death at their residence in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur yesterday, allegedly by their part-time house help hired only four days ago.

The Election Commission yesterday asked Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar to prepare to record on December 10 CEC AMM Nasir Uddin’s address to the nation unveiling the polls schedule.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman said yesterday that they strongly believe a national government is necessary for at least five years to restore the country’s stability and economy, establish the rule of law, and eradicate corruption from society.

Sources said the air ambulance will move only when the doctors confirm her condition has improved.

With democracy and accountable governance absent, the country is passing through an abnormal time, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday.

Six top officials dismissed this year; two ex-bosses under probe; 245 employees disciplined over 17 years

The royal family handed over 33 rifles and ammunition from their own collection to the freedom fighters

Anwara Begum, 61, mother of Manabzamin’s diplomatic correspondent Mizanur Rahman, breathed her last at a city hospital on Wednesday night after suffering a stroke.

The residence of Deshpriya Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, a historic British-era landmark in Chattogram’s Rahmatganj area, now lies in neglect.

At least two dengue patients died while 455 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Undergraduate and postgraduate students from seven government colleges in Dhaka continued their sit-in for the second day in front of Shikkha Bhaban yesterday, demanding immediate formal proclamation of the Dhaka Central University Ordinance.

Twenty-two police officers, including the Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) commissioner, were transferred to new postings yesterday.

A mobile court of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection yesterday fined a sweetmeat shop in Chattogram city Tk 1 lakh after cockroaches were found in its sweets, said officials.

At least two dengue patients died while 455 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Bangladesh Railway land worth around Tk 1,000 crore has been illegally grabbed across 11 stations along the Sylhet-Akhaura route in Moulvibazar.

The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition seeking a stay on the process for holding the 13th national election scheduled for February 2026.

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered senior journalist and Janata Party Bangladesh Secretary General Shaukat Mahmood to be sent to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday cleared BNP chairperson’s adviser and Supreme Court lawyer Fazlur Rahman of contempt charges over his recent remarks about the tribunal during a television talk show.

Several widely used antibiotics in the country have become even less effective than they were three years ago, putting life-saving treatments at risk, according to a Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) report.

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