Deserted village of Mongolpur under Elangi union in Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenidah is again seen human habitation thanks to the prime minister’s housing project for the homeless marking Mujib Borsho.

Bangladesh rejected a request from the US to give temporary shelter to a certain number of people from Afghanistan, saying Bangladesh is already facing huge challenges by giving shelter to over 1.1 million Rohingyas.

Nearly 600 people have been forcibly disappeared by security forces since 2009, Human Rights Watch said in a report released yesterday. Many turned up dead, some came back alive, and at least 86 still remain missing.

To put it simply, counselling is the science of talking out our emotions and feelings, and learning the mechanism of dealing with them. To be more precise, it is the process of taking professional help or support to solve or minimise any kind of emotional or psychological issue.

As most products and many services took the digital route with their availability online, health check-ups are also a part of this transition. Hospitals and healthcare providers being at the forefront to combat the pandemic continue to make our lives easier by offering home services.

Scrolling down our favourite online e-commerce platform, Go Deshi, in search of local entrepreneurs making headlines in the community, we came across two sisters with magical painting abilities. Both of them armed with the knowledge of sketching and painting professionally, knew they had to do something different to be recognised for their talent.

Amid the worsening situation in Afghanistan, where Taliban and Afghan forces have been fighting for the past few weeks in the wake of the US military’s exit, foreigners and locals alike have been fleeing the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the masterminds behind the August 15 massacre would also be gradually exposed in the near future.

The High Court yesterday directed the telecom regulator to ban for three months online games PUBG, FreeFire and others that it deemed destructive.

With a view to making the recruitment of constables transparent and free of corruption, the Police Headquarters has overhauled the recruitment procedure ahead of hiring 5,000 individuals in the posts in 64 districts.

Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport Monday, so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and plunged to death in chaos that killed at least seven people, U.S. officials said.

Bangladesh will welcome any government in Afghanistan if that is of the people of that country, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.

State-owned Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) today signed an agreement with NCC Bank for the disbursement of remittance sent by Bangladeshi expatriates to their beneficiaries in the country.

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

National Mourning Day and 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were observed with due solemnity by the Bangladesh Embassy in Germany.

Import and export trade through Benapole port has been suspended since the morning due to protests of Indian traders for alleged harassment of truckers by the Border Security Force (BSF).

Following suit of garment makers, the terry towel makers also urged the government to ease the rules for yarn import through land port from India because of rising local prices of basic raw materials.

There are growing efforts among Bangladeshis living abroad to lobby their prospective governments to help send vaccines and other medical supplies to Bangladesh.

The 11th parliament will proceed with its 14th session on September 1, a press release of the parliament secretariat said today.

The Department of Environment (DoE) Chattogram metro imposed a fine of Tk 12 lakh on two people today for razing hills in the port city.