Petrol pump owners today threatened to go on strike from February 17 across the country if the government does not increase their commission.

At least 12,193 new infections were recorded and 36 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

People can brace themselves for yet another round of living expense hike as the government is mulling over raising the prices of electricity, gas and fertiliser by March to bring its subsidy burden down to a tolerable limit.

Typically, it takes three to four months to appoint a project director.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has bought two Boeing 737-800 aircraft which it had been leasing from Ireland’s Celestial Aviation Trading Ltd since 2009.

The government has asked cable operators to provide set-top boxes (STBs) to their customers in Dhaka and Chattogram cities by March 31.

Prof ABM Abdullah has been named emeritus professor of Bangaban-dhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

The two-day annual election of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for its 14 executive posts, will be held on March 15 and 16.

A Chattogram court today sentenced a superintendent of madrasa to life term imprisonment in Satkania upazila for raping an assistant teacher in 2016.

Remittance hit a four-month high in January after the government increased cash subsidy to remitters.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has introduced arm badge for its upper wing staff at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, so that passengers can easily trace them for required assistance.

The High Court today criticised the authorities concerned of the government for their failure in taking effective measures to control air pollution in Dhaka and surrounding areas despite its repeated directives.

At least 13,154 new infections were recorded and 31 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has reiterated that the much-awaited Padma Bridge will be opened to traffic in June this year.

A total of 272 women and girls faced violence in the first month of this year, said a report prepared by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.

The authorities have removed two top officials of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur for negligence of duty over the death of 11 zebras and a tiger in the last one month.

National Bank Limited has apologised to Bangladesh Bank for extending unprecedented amounts of credit card loans to its directors and their relatives violating the rules.

Staying abroad, cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore continues to make anti-government statements on Facebook, the prosecution told a Dhaka court yesterday.

The High Court today issued a rule over compensation of Tk 50 lakh to Gonoshasthaya Kendra programme officer Awlad Hossain who has been suffering in jail for 68 days under fake arrest warrants.

A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by a cook in Chattogram city’s Lalkhan Bazar area this afternoon.