Maulana Rezaul Karim, Secretary of Srivardi Upazila Jamaat, who was seriously injured in the BNP-Jamaat clash over sitting on a chair on the manifesto platform in Sherpur-3 Constituency, passed away.
Poradah village on the banks of the Ichamati River waits all year for the last Wednesday of Magh or the first Wednesday of Falgun. During this time, festive music fills the riverbank and large crowds gather. Not just one village, the entire Bogura district comes alive around the Poradah fair, also known as 'Jamai fair'.
Banned Chhatra League leader Jewel Hasan, also known as Saddam, from Bagerhat, was released from Jashore jail following a High Court order four days after the death of his wife and child.
A three-year-old child who fell into a deep tube-well pit in Raozan, Chattogram, was rescued by the Fire Service but was later declared dead at hospital.
More than 50 leaders, activists and supporters of BNP and Jamaat have been injured in violent clashes in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party will stand by innocent supporters of the Awami League.