Jewel Hasan, also known as Sadaam, former president of the banned Chhatra League unit of Bagerhat Sadar upazila, who bid a final farewell to his deceased wife and child at the jail gate, has been granted bail by the High Court. However, there is no sense of relief or joy within his family. They say bail came too late, when his wife and child are no longer alive.
BNP chairperson Tarique Rahman is travelling to Mymensingh today, Tuesday, to take part in election campaigning for the first time in 22 years. He is scheduled to address an election rally at 2:00pm at the Circuit House ground in the city. He will also join public rallies in two other districts later in the day.
Train services on the Dhaka–Sylhet–Chattogram route have been completely suspended after a carriage of the Dhaka Mail-2 train, travelling from Dhaka to Chattogram, derailed at Bhairab Bazar Junction in Kishoreganj. As a result, several trains have been stranded at different stations along the route, causing severe suffering for passengers.
Police have detained an intern doctor over allegations of installing a hidden camera inside a washroom designated for women doctors at Tangail Medical College Hospital, triggering widespread outrage and tension across the hospital.
BNP candidate Mobashwer Alam Bhuiyan has been allocated the sheaf of paddy symbol in the 13th national parliamentary election for the Cumilla-10 constituency, despite not initially receiving party nomination. Following a High Court order, the district returning officer officially allocated the symbol on Monday. Mobashwer previously contested the 2008 election as a BNP candidate.
The National Citizen Party, NCP, has deviated from the spirit of the August 5 movement and now has no political future other than merging with Jamaat-e-Islami, said recently resigned district leader Mohammad Irfanul Haque.