Jatish Chandra Barman, a tractor driver in Barunagaon village of Thakurgaon, struggles against biting winds as he tills frozen croplands.

Detective Branch of Police (DB) arrested a bus driver and his helper with 4,000 yaba tablets during an anti-narcotics drive in the capital’s Jatrabari area yesterday.

The supporters of the Tabligh Jamaat faction aligned with Maulana Zubair Ahmad yesterday demanded a ban on the activities of the faction aligned with Maulana Saad Kandhalvi.