Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Army Headquarters Selection Board-2021 needs to pick qualified people for promotion, aiming to build a strong military.

A 20-year-old woman, who was allegedly set on fire by her husband, died at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital Wednesday night.

A Sunamganj court yesterday deferred the bail hearing of Jubo League leader Arindam Chowdhury Apu who is accused of assaulting a sub-inspector of Shalla Police Station.

Lutfar Rahman Swapan had been abroad for a long time. After returning home, he started a cattle farm he had been dreaming about.

The SSC examinations will be held in November and the HSC tests in December if the Covid situation improves, the government announced yesterday allaying to some extent worries of around 36 lakh students as well as their guardians.

The High Court has observed that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others accused in the Gatco corruption case have violated laws.

Life imprisonment means 30 years in jail and a convict awarded such a sentence should get remission of seven and a half years as per the laws, according to a Supreme Court judgement.

A feud in the Ershad family is once again troubling the Jatiya Party as Eric Ershad, son of JP’s founding chairman HM Ershad, has unveiled a new committee of the main opposition in parliament.

Reg Prentice, a member of the British parliamentary delegation which had visited both Pakistan and India to study the present crisis, wrote an account of his tour today in the New Statesman:

Investigators have found the involvement of Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder and 74 others in embezzling about Tk 2,000 crore through forgery from two non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs).

Hashem Foods owner and another official were sued yesterday at the labour court for not informing the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) about the July 8 fire that killed 51 people and left several injured.

Bangladesh Bank today declared a new Tk 1,000 crore stimulus package for hotel, motel and theme park suffered by the ongoing business slowdown amid coronavirus pandemic.

A dolphin was found dead in a canal along the Karnaphuli River today. It is presumed that the dolphin died after a propeller of an engine-run boat hit it in the Karnaphuli River.

The discussion between the apparel makers and the cabinet secretary held today could not decide whether the garment factories will remain closed or open during the 14-day countrywide lockdown starting from July 23.

Two persons were killed as a locally-made vehicle (Bhutbhuti) hit a motorcycle at Boro Dadpur area of Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj today.

Two hundred and twenty-six people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today). The daily positivity rate during this period stood at 27.23 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) have signed a contract for renovating 3 MW BAEC TRIGA Research Reactor (BTRR), as Bangladesh and Korea step up efforts for the development of peaceful nuclear energy.

The Supreme Court today suspended enrolment of Barrister Muhammad Ashraful Islam as a lawyer until further order for demanding resignation of the chief justice through a Facebook post.

The fire which broke out at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Tangail General Hospital has been brought under control. No casualties have been reported so far, our correspondent reports.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the Army Headquarters Selection Board-2021 needs to pick qualified people for promotions, aiming to build a strong military.