Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury has assumed responsibility as the new DG of Bangladesh Coast Guard.

Dhaka University is going to reopen its dormitories for the resident students of master’s and honours final year in the first week of October, as the government moves to reopen educational institutions in phases.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is trudging along because of its excessive reliance on outdated locomotives caused by the failure to add new engines to its fleet in time.

The government has taken up a project to extend the runway of Cox’s Bazar airport by claiming land from the sea.

Nine-month-old Ismail has been undergoing treatment at Dhaka Shishu Hospital for around two months, and around a month and a half ago, underwent surgery for his brain tumour.

A Dhaka court yesterday set October 20 to hear on framing of charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including one filed over sedition.

The Bangladesh government decided today to grant 350 rupees as monthly allowance to Rebel Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, now ailing in Kolkata.

The first day of school is a landmark moment for the youngest students and their parents. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is being delayed for around 40 lakh children of Bangladesh for the last one-and-a-half years, Unicef said yesterday.

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock recently issued a written order directing 24 of its officials to look after the ministry’s Secretary Rawnak Mahmud’s mother who is undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD).

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, now visiting Johannesburg, has proposed a contract farming project in South Africa involving Bangladeshi agriculture entrepreneurs.

The government has asked the authorities of primary and secondary schools to ensure campuses are clean for the eventual reopening of educational institutions after the prolonged closure due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to virtually inaugurate the ground-breaking ceremony and unveil the foundation stone of the runway extension at Cox’s Bazar Airport on August 29.

US-Bangla Airlines will resume daily flights on Dhaka-Muscat-Dhaka route from September 1 after more than three months.

One died and at least 14 teenagers sustained burn injuries as they came into contact with overhead electric cables while at a party on the roof of a launch, on the Titas river, last night.

One hundred and fourteen people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

University Teachers’ Network today announced they will hold symbolic classes in open spaces if the authorities do not reopen universities from first week of September.

Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Kadamtali area early this morning.

Prolonged closure of educational institutions throughout the pandemic has affected over 40 million Bangladeshi students from pre-primary to higher education level, Unicef said in a new analysis released just as summer break is coming to an end in many parts of the world.

One more died while at least 258 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

BNP today planned various programmes, including virtual discussions, to celebrate its 43rd founding anniversary on September 1.