Three police officers were hit by pallets during a gunfight with a gang of robbers in a hilly area in Padua union of Rangunia, Chattogram early yesterday, police said.

A farmer died after coming in contact with a live wire while turning on an electric motor to irrigate a seedbed in Shimulbari area of Phulbari, Kurigram.

The digitalisation of 66 percent of the services offered by six ministries/divisions has saved both time and money of the ordinary people and also ensured service delivery, found a recent study by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division.

About nine years back, the government approved a project to build a 613-meter-long four-lane flyover at Bhulta on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway to reduce traffic congestion and road crashes.

Thirty years ago, the university was established as a non-profit with the vision to become a centre of excellence in higher education. But some of the trustees allegedly used the North South University to make a quick buck, tarnishing the image of one of the country’s best seats of learning.

All the Bangladeshi pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh said yesterday.

Police in five European countries yesterday launched a cross-border operation against people smuggling and made several arrests, German authorities said.

France repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers from camps in Syria holding family members of suspected Islamic State fighters yesterday, in the largest such operation by Paris after pressure from campaigners.

From September 14, the government will not register motorcycles unless their owners have a driving licence, the BRTA has said.

The government is considering reducing electricity production to save the fuel for producing power, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday.

Five people were killed and two more injured after a garbage truck hit an easy-bike in Rangpur city yesterday.

The University Grants Commission put restrictions on celebrations of rag day, a day on which university students usually take last class and hold different programmes amid fanfare.

New versions of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, BA.5 is spreading rapidly in the country, causing the current surge in new cases, finds a study of the icddr,b.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has started investigation into the allegations of syndication in the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in the Southeast Asian country.

Russia yesterday said it was investigating the torture of Russian soldiers held prisoner in Ukraine and recently released as part of a prisoner swap with Kyiv in late June.

The names of at least three influential Bangladeshi businessmen were mentioned during the interrogation of Proshanta Kumar Halder aka PK Halder, who is accused of embezzling Tk 3,000 crore.

Fighting raged in and around Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region yesterday as Russian troops tried to build on recent battlefield gains, while Nato pressed ahead with Finland and Sweden’s momentous membership bids.

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo yesterday said it was “cooperating with authorities” in India after reports investigators raided dozens of its offices on suspicion of money laundering.

The High Court directed the government to introduce biometric identification at police stations and prisons across the country to prevent instances of mistaken identity.

Upon arrival at the Dhaka airport, one has to take the trouble of crossing the busy airport road if he or she wants to catch a train or a bus.