BNP’s allies are frustrated after the party unveiled its nominees before finalising seat-sharing deals, leaving partners in the dark.

Around 100 illegal establishments were destroyed in the Joydebpur Railway Junction area in Gazipur yesterday.

A joint team seized 1,500 kilogrammes of jatka (young hilsa) worth around Tk 9 lakh from three passenger buses on the Amtali-Kuakata regional highway yesterday noon.

For the last eight years, residents of Banglabazar village in Barovita Union of Phulbari upazila, Kurigram, have been struggling to move in and out of their area after a flood in 2017 washed away part of an earthen dam.

Dhaka North City Corporation has removed a total of 1,25,000 illegal banners and festoons across the city over the past month.

The High Court yesterday granted bail to former jute and textile minister Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Manjur Alam Panna in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act.

A growing number of farmers in Pirojpur are switching from paddy and other low-yield crops to betel nut, locally known as “supari”, attracted by its profitability.

Once thought to be lost forever, the critically endangered Batagur baska, or northern river terrapin, is slowly making a comeback in the Sundarbans, thanks to years of conservation and breeding efforts.

Although political parties have been tasked with resolving disputes over the July charter, the government has also begun internal preparations on the matter, said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam yesterday.

The National Citizen Party yesterday said it has taken an initiative to bring the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami to the same table to resolve disagreements over the referendum timing and the implementation process for the July charter.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the referendum must be held on the same day as the national parliamentary election.

With five more deaths reported yesterday, the total number of dengue fatalities this year rose to 307, indicating a concerning trend.

The Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote yesterday urged the Election Commission to ban the use of religion in election campaigns and ensure a peaceful voting atmosphere along with the safety of minority communities during the upcoming 13th national election.

A 37-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in the Kuwaish Chalitatali area in Chattogram yesterday afternoon.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said there are “systemic obstacles” preventing expatriates from casting their votes. He said his party has submitted recommendations to the government to remove these barriers.

Ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, the Election Commission has registered 66 local observer organisations, the EC said in a circular last night.

The Chattogram Customs House has seized around 25 tonnes of poppy seeds, valued at about Tk 6.5 crore, imported illegally through the port under false declaration.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has begun constructing a ward office occupying the footpath and a part of the Pragati Sarani near Baridhara point without assessing its impact on traffic and pedestrian movement.

A committee of Bangladesh Medical University has found unregistered medicines in prescriptions issued by some physicians of the university.

Students and teachers from four major public universities yesterday staged simultaneous demonstrations protesting the government’s decision to scrap music and physical education (PE) teacher posts in government primary schools.