Journalists and citizens from various walks of society were victimised the most by the Digitial Security Act 2018 for voicing their opinions on digital platforms, speakers said at a webinar yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the Ekushey Padak-2022 to 24 eminent persons on Sunday on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.

The proposed regulation and policy for social media and streaming services will be alarming for journalism and the free flow of information, experts said yesterday.

Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Berg von Linde today praised Bangladeshi companies for going green and expressed her desire to see Sweden’s green companies coming to the south Asian nation.

The government’s move to relocate hazardous chemical warehouses and plastic factories from the congested neighbourhoods of Old Dhaka remains in limbo, 11 years after the initiative was taken in the aftermath of the Nimtoli inferno.

An expert team yesterday started the process of shipping 500 tonnes of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane, a banned toxic pesticide, to France for destruction.

In 1952, I was the editor of Sainik. I used to live in 19, Azimpur with Mr [Principal Abul] Kashem. I was present at the meeting of the All-party State Language Action Committee in Nawabpur [February 20, 1952]. The meeting decided not to violate section 144.

Speakers at a roundtable in Sylhet yesterday urged the government to step back from constructing a safari park at Moulvibazar’s Lathitila forest.

Like clockwork, the prices of Ramadan essentials like edible oil, chickpea, dried pea, date and sugar have started to spiral in the lead-up to the holy month despite higher imports.

Japanese investors should invest in various potential sectors in Bangladesh, especially in Chattogram, which has become a trade and investment growth engine of the country because of the implementation of mega infrastructure projects and capacity enhancement of the sea port, analysts said today.

The consumers are bearing the burden of extravagance, mismanagement and corruption of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, said speakers at a virtual discussion organised by Consumers Association Bangladesh (CAB) yesterday.

The Kirtankhola river has the greatest excess of an antimicrobial API in the world, according to a global study that found levels of metronidazole in the river water to be more than 300 times the safe limit.

Md Belal Hossain, a pensioner from Old Dhaka, was livid when he picked up the morning paper on Wednesday: he learnt that Wasa was pushing to hike the water tariff by up to 40 percent.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for spreading the country’s vibrant cultural activities like fairs and festivals to every district to attract the young generation to Bengali language, literature, and culture.

On the night of February 20, Zahedul Huq, Shelley, Gazi, Sultan, Mansur of Naogaon and I sat by the pond of Fazlul Haque Hall to discuss what can be done the next day.

Bangladesh Bank today fixed the instruments which will be considered as stock market investment for non-bank financial institutions.

Non-bank financial institutions and government entities can now extend mobile financial services (MFS) along with banks, according to a Bangladesh Bank circular released today.

The harvested rainwater meets minimum 15 per cent and up to 60 per cent demand for non-drinkable water in the textile and garment factories, which is helpful for greening the industry and cutting its overdependence on groundwater, a study finds.

The High Court today cleared the way for the lower court concerned to run the trial of former secretary and general manager of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) Abul Kasem Prodhaniya in a corruption case filed over misappropriation of Tk 243 crore through disappearing of over 1.43 tonnes of coal.

Four people have been arrested in a case on charge of attacking the Charrogram metropolitan magistrate in the port city last night.