China yesterday assured Bangladesh of full support for expediting the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to Myanmar after Dhaka sought Beijing's help to this end.

Thousands of Bangladeshis are facing risks of arrest and deportation from Malaysia as its rehiring programme, launched two years ago to legalise undocumented workers, ends today.

The much-awaited Gazipur city election is over, the “we-knew-it-from-before” polls results are upon us, the “impartiality” of the police and the “neutrality” of the civil administration have once again been demonstrated, the never-too-late-to-follow “certificate” of the Election Commission has been delivered and, of course, our democracy now stands “strengthened”.

It was a moment of pride when Parimal Kumar Das got his autistic son's SSC results this year, but memories of being turned down by other schools flashed through his mind.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the budget for the upcoming fiscal 2018-19 was placed keeping the welfare of the people in mind, something the budgets of non-Awami League governments did not consider, BSS reports.

Myanmar's military chief and other top brass have been accused by Amnesty International of crimes against humanity for overseeing a "systematic" attack against Rohingyas, according to a report by the rights group yesterday calling for prosecution at the International Criminal Court.

Dhaka is set to welcome five high-profile dignitaries, including the UN Secretary General António Guterres, next week. The dignitaries will visit Rohingya refugee camps, attend a session on sustainable development agenda and discuss the country's socio-economic achievements with government high officials.

Bringing allegations of massive irregularities in the Gazipur city polls, the BNP yesterday rejected the election results and demanded re-election.

The Gazipur City Corporation election saw an unusual voters' turnout rate -- extremely high in some centres while extremely low in some others -- raising serious questions.

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The Election Commission has claimed that yesterday's Gazipur City Corporation polls were held in a free, fair and credible manner.

The BNP yesterday alleged that ruling party men captured over 100 polling centres of the Gazipur city elections and stuffed ballot boxes, while the Awami League trashed the allegation and asked the party to come up with evidence.

The ruling Awami League mayoral candidate in Gazipur City Corporation was leading his rival BNP candidate in a high-voltage election, marred by many incidents of irregularities and heavy showdown of ruling party men in and around polling stations.

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has denied the allegation of recently giving directives to block any newspaper website or online news portal.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said the nationwide anti-narcotics drive would continue until the illegal drug trade came under control.

Deaths on roads continued as 11 people were killed and 42 others injured in road crashes in different parts of the country yesterday.

In the wake of scores of deaths on roads, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday issued directives, including drive-time limitations on drivers of long-route vehicles, to prevent accidents and casualties.

In an election of prestige both for the Awami League and the BNP, voters of Gazipur City Corporation will decide today which camp will have a victory laugh just six months before the parliamentary polls.

A new kind of robbery is wreaking havoc in some parts of our countryside. A robbery that forms a part of a far bigger picture of destruction of our ecology and thereby robbing our future generations of their chance to lead a healthy and prosperous life.

Come road tragedies, come rhetorical reactions. Probe committees are formed, recommendations made and all left to be forgotten till the next major crashes.