RCC workers demand wage hike
Temporary and daily wage workers of Rajshahi City Corporation staged demonstrations on Wednesday demanding a raise in their wages...
Bangladesh
Man set wife, son on fire in Narsingdi
A woman and her teenage son, who suffered severe burns in a fire set allegedly by her husband at sadar in Narsingdi, have died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.
City, Daffodil univs file cases against students of each other
The authorities of City University and Daffodil International University on Wednesday filed separate cases with Savar police station accusing students of each other over the Sunday鈥檚 clash over a trivial matter.
Maritime ports advised to lower signal
The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower signal as the severe cyclonic storm 鈥楳ontha鈥� over West Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved further north-northwestwards and weaken gradually by giving precipitation.
Ex-Chhatra League leader held with arms in Chattogram
The police on Tuesday night arrested a former leader of band student body Bangladesh Chhatra League with firearms and ammunition in Chattogram city鈥檚 Agrabad area.
8 held over Ctg JCD activist murder
Police on Wednesday arrested eight youths in connection with the killing of a Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal activist, Md. Alam, during a factional clash between two groups of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Juba Dal in Chattogram鈥檚 Bakalia area.
128 names removed from 鈥楯uly fighters鈥� gazette list
The Liberation War Affairs Ministry has cancelled the recognition of 128 individuals listed as 鈥楯uly fighters鈥� in a gazette.
One killed, 10 hurt in land dispute聽
A youth was killed and more than 10 others were injured in a clash over a land dispute between two groups of villagers at Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday morning.
ACC okays charges against Sikder brothers
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday approved two separate charge sheets against 13 people, including former National Bank Limited directors Ron Haque Sikder and Rick Haque Sikder, in two cases filed on charges of money laundering and corruption.
Police attack ibtedayi teachers
Police dispersed ibtedayi madrassah teachers using water cannon and hurling sound grenades to them on Wednesday in the capital Dhaka as they tried to march towards the Bangladesh Secretariat demanding nationalisation of the ibtedayi madrassahs.
ACC LAW AMENDMENT:聽TIB slams govt for omitting strategic recommendations
Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday expressed concern and criticised the government for approving the draft Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 in principle by excluding key strategic recommendations from the ACC Reform Commission.
Jamaat, allies warn holding polls may be difficult
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its seven other allies on Wednesday warned that the holding of the general election might become difficult as the National Consensus Commission submitted its report without mentioning the time for referendum on the July Charter.
16m people in 36 dists face聽severe food聽insecurity
Nearly 1.6 crore people across 36 districts in Bangladesh are facing high levels of acute food insecurity, while 16 lakh children are acutely malnourished, according to an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report.
BNP accuses NCC of deceiving peeople, parties
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday accused the National Consensus Commission of deceiving the people and political parties by completely ignoring the notes of dissent in its final recommendations for implementing the July Charter.
None dropped聽yet from July murder cases聽聽
No 鈥榟arassment cases鈥� that include murder allegations against journalists and other professionals, including judges and intellectuals,聽 have been withdrawn yet despite repeated assurances from the government of rescinding such cases though many have been implicated in 鈥榝alse cases鈥� filed over the July-August massacres.
