After a battle between seven sides spanning more than a month, the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) will come to a climax today with Khulna Tigers taking on Rajshahi Royals in the all-important final under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

So, someone can be deliberately killed in “crossfire”! The “crossfire” killings, understood to be a blatant violation of all human rights laws, have been termed by an MP an “instant action” when it comes to dealing with criminals.

Admitting that people suffered a lot due to exorbitant prices of onion, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque told parliament yesterday that the onion crisis would not recur after the next harvest.

Traffic came to a near standstill in some areas of the capital after several hundred garment workers blocked Mirpur Road in Shyamoli yesterday morning.

Majnu, the lone suspect in the rape of a Dhaka University student in the capital’s Kurmitola area, yesterday confessed he committed the crime, court sources said.

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman, Deputy Editor Anisul Hoque and eight others in a case filed over the death of Naimul Abrar Rahat, a student of Dhaka Residential Model College.

The Election Commission is under mounting pressure to shift the January 30 Dhaka city election with an Awami League mayoral candidate and the BNP-led Jatiya Oikyafront joining the call for its deferral.

Bangabandhu’s arrival on January 10, 1972, truly completed Bangladesh’s struggle for freedom, and the state building efforts of the new-born country got momentum. Bangabandhu in his 10 January speech at Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan) outlined the guiding principles of Bangladesh as a nation-state: democracy, socialism and secularism.

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Ishraque Hossain, the BNP’s mayor candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation polls, in a case over not submitting his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission.

The Election Commission appears to be in a fix as the Hindu community and Dhaka University students continue to demand deferral of the Dhaka city corporations election that coincides with Saraswati Puja, a major religious festival of the Hindus.

Failing to pay off a debt of Tk 6,000, a man let the lender rape his 13-year-old daughter multiple times throughout a year in the capital’s Kamrangirchar.

The government has warned the pharmacies of legal actions if they continue selling antibiotics without prescription.

If you see a lorry on the street, chances are it was built by bolting a modified shipping container onto the chassis.

Andre Russell’s pyrotechnics dimmed Chris Gayle’s majesty as Rajshahi Royals beat Chattogram Challengers by two wickets in a thrilling Second Qualifier of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that there was a possibility that around 4 crore people of 70 upazilas in 19 districts might be displaced due to climate change.

The Chattogram Challengers are set to battle it out with Rajshahi Royals in the second qualifier match under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today to decide which team will go through to the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) final, scheduled for January 17 at the same venue.

The Disciplinary Board of Dhaka University yesterday recommended that the university’s syndicate expel 67 students for their involvement in admission test forgery, drug abuse and possession of illegal arms.

The cost of land acquisition for the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project is set to go up by Tk 780 crore, which is likely to escalate the project costs.

Flight operations was disrupted at the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday morning due to thick fog.

Robi yesterday deposited Tk 27.60 crore as their first payment of five instalments for the telecom regulator’s claim against audit findings.