In a post on his verified Facebook page, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has heavily criticised Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) for raising objections to some sections of the newly passed Digital Security Act.

The 16-kilometre Chattogram City Outer Ring Road, being built by the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA), is likely to help mitigate traffic congestion in the port city.

Indonesia yesterday scrambled to get help into quake-hit Sulawesi island as survivors streamed away from their ruined homes and accounts of devastation filtered out of remote areas, including the death of 34 children at a Christian camp.

A Jubo League leader of Sandwip upazila under Chattogram district allegedly raped a college girl on 30 July. However, she claimed that police refused to register the case using different excuses.

Rab yesterday arrested a leader of banned radical outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir with a huge quantity of leaflets and Islamist books in Chattogram city's Chandgaon area.

Despite seizing consignments of smuggled-in cigarettes at the port, Chattogram Customs House has been unable to track down the smugglers over the last couple of years as documents related to the import have either gone missing or they had been forged.

People heading for Dhaka had to go through immense sufferings yesterday as police stopped many buses at different spots in the name of security checks.

Jatiya Oikya Prokriya will hold a series of programmes, including rally and human chain, in the coming days as the government did not take any initiative to meet its demands within the stipulated timeframe.

Malaysia will no longer support the leadership of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi over her handling of the Rohingya crisis in her country, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.

Five three-star generals, including spymaster Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar, are due to retire today, informed sources told Dawn on Saturday.

After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan's ability to rethink signature Chinese "Silk Road" projects due to debt concerns.

Upon visiting the Shandhya river at Banaripara in Barishal, in the early hours, one would see a gathering of around 500 boats carrying large, round open sacks of rice. The boats, both big and small, dotted with these sacks, under the blue sky, can make for a fascinating sight for visitors.

President Donald Trump, under intense pressure from moderates in his own party over his Supreme Court nominee, on Friday ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh at the request of Senate Republicans, a move that will delay the contentious confirmation process by a week.

Hundreds of passengers, including children and women, went through immense suffering as ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route has been facing disruption since Thursday due to strong current and poor navigability in the Padma.

The bedroom of the two-room flat in Turag look like a run-of-the-mill bedroom of middle-class family. No visitor would suspect anything seeing a bed at one side and a computer table with a PC and printer on the other side.

Inspector General of Police Mohammad Javed Patwary yesterday said they would soon launch a new unit to prevent spread of rumours on social media.

North Korea's foreign minister yesterday told the United Nations there was "no way" that his country would disarm first as long as the United States continued to push for tough enforcement of sanctions against Pyongyang.

Orange backpacks, with the word “Sputnique” on them, made their way to different corners of the country. And somehow, everywhere these backpacks, each weighing about five kilograms, went, they brought significant benefit to those who were able to use them to their fullest potential.

A woman and her unborn baby died allegedly due to wrong treatment administered by doctors at New Popular Hospital, a private hospital, in Fatullah of Narayanganj yesterday. However, the doctor, under whom the surgery was conducted, blamed the patient's husband for the deaths.

An AL man was killed and another injured as two groups armed with sharp weapons clashed over cable TV business in Lalkhan Bazar area of Chattogram yesterday.