Leader of the House and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday instructed party lawmakers to minimise internal divisions ahead of the upcoming local government elections and field a single candidate in each constituency to prevent the party vote from splitting.

Residents of Noakhali Municipality have long been suffering from poor waste management, with garbage piling up across all nine wards.

Indigenous identity and Bangladeshi citizenship are not mutually exclusive, said 44 eminent citizens, protesting recent remarks by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon regarding indigenous communities in Bangladesh.

Former minister and Awami League leader Dipu Moni will be released on parole from Munshiganj District Jail today to attend the funeral of her husband, Supreme Court lawyer Tawfique Nawaz, who died on Tuesday night.

Ahmed Babu, 37, a cosmetics trader, was supposed to return home to Savar yesterday after a routine business trip to Kolkata in India.

Rights activists and legal experts yesterday called on the government to revise the proposed laws on enforced disappearance and the National Human Rights Commission, saying allegations against law enforcement agencies must be investigated independently.

Bangladesh needs a coordinated national approach to road safety, backed by reliable crash data, better-trained drivers and faster emergency response, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

Local administration has cancelled a concert by popular band Ashes, scheduled to be held at Kishoreganj’s Old Stadium yesterday, following opposition from a group identifying itself as “Tawhidi Janata”.

He has been sent back to the Bangladesh Army, says Directorate of Prisons

Incumbent chief Rear Admiral Ziaul Hoque transferred to the Armed Forces Division

The senior Supreme Court lawyer and Dipu Moni's husband died at around 10:30pm last night

18 Bangladeshis, six Rohingyas among those repatriated

Ahmed Babu had gone to the Indian city to buy cosmetics for his shop

Bangladesh Deputy High Commission is coordinating with local authorities over identification and formalities

Rights experts warn proposed laws may undermine independent investigations

As of 3:30pm, the workers were still occupying the road

Locals detained the group after they allegedly crossed through the Benipur border

Tawhidi Janata suspends protest after administration cancels event over organiser's lack of registration

Dispute allegedly erupted after students asked the law enforcers to lower music volume in their cultural programme

Petitioner moves Appellate Division seeking stay on presidential election a day after HC rejected writ petition