Chief Election Commissioner K M Nurul Huda is set to visit Russia in order to observe the Federal Assembly elections to the State Duma (lower house of the Federal Assembly).

People involved with tourism, hotel and motel businesses breathed a sigh of relief as all tourist spots and parks reopened yesterday, after almost five months, despite ongoing the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a telegram sent today to the US Department of State, Joseph Farland, the US ambassador to Pakistan, provided an interesting detail of his discussion with Pakistan President Yahya Khan about the trial of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The one-on-one meeting took place on August 19, 1971.

Underprivileged women in rural areas of Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira are becoming self-reliant by making handicrafts with date palm leaves and straw, paving the way of solvency as these handmade products are being exported to 10 different countries including those in Europe.

The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain Ibn Ali (RA), a grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country today with due religious solemnity.

Hefajat Amir Junayed Babunagari died after suffering a stroke around 11:00am yesterday in Hathazari, Chottogram.  He was 68.

Mobile phone operators today said unplanned urbanisation is a barrier to provide normal telecom services to the customers.

A six-storey residential building has tilted in Dhaka’s Sutrapur area this evening, spreading panic among its residents and neighbours.

A man and his wife were injured in an explosion while they were making a bomb at their house in Kushtia’s Daulatpur upazila today.

All three terminals of the Bay Terminal project of Chattogram port will start operation by 2024, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said today.

A tourist spot in Rajshahi city, called T-groyne, was closed to public yesterday as a precautionary measure after the Padma river swelled with water from upstream.

A case has been filed against a man for allegedly raping a school student in Bandarban’s Rowangchhari upazila.

Evaly has a liability of Tk 542 crore to its customers and merchants, a top official of the commerce ministry said today.

Thailand is studying the possibility of injecting coronavirus vaccines under the skin to try to stretch its limited supply, a health official said on Thursday, as the country races to inoculate the public faster amid a worsening epidemic.

One more dengue patient has died while 270 more were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today.

The government is planning to vaccinate 5 million workers in the country’s readymade garment sector within a month and a half, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi during a meeting with Walmart Vice President Paul Dyck at the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC yesterday.

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

An elderly man died in a road accident in Dhaka’s Matuail area, as he was returning home after taking Covid-19 vaccine.

The Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) will be given the charge of collecting tolls on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today.

Novoair, a private airline of the country, has increased number of daily flights on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route due to growing number of travelers to the popular beach town.