A housewife gave birth to a baby girl at a polling centre while arriving to cast her vote on the day of the 13th national parliamentary election. Following the family's decision, the newborn was named 'Khaleda Zia'. The incident has created a festive atmosphere in the Raiganj area of Sirajganj.
Shamikul Islam, 60, president of Palashbari upazila Awami League who was imprisoned in Gaibandha, died while undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital early on Sunday morning.
Abdur Rahim, a leader of the Jubo League, has been hacked to death in Char Fasson, Bhola. The incident occurred around 10 pm on Saturday at the head of Kolerhat road in ward 5 of Rasulpur union under Shashibhushan police station.
BNP leaders and activists have held protest rallies and besieged the Deputy Commissioner's office in Rangpur, rejecting the announced results for the Rangpur-3, 4 and 6 constituencies and demanding a vote recount. Several thousand leaders and activists staged a sit-in in front of the DC office from Sunday morning until 2 pm on February 15.
Police have recovered the body of Saiful Islam, 40, a businessman with his throat slit in Gabtali upazila, Bogura. With this, three individuals have fallen victim to murder in three days in Bogura.
Police have arrested a 55-year-old man for allegedly hacking his drug-addicted son to death in Kathalia upazila of Jhalakathi early Sunday (February 15).