Pakistan’s military has stepped up operations along the Afghan border in recent weeks after a spate of militant attacks that has dashed any hope the frontier might see more peace and stability after the end of the war in Afghanistan.

A special Southeast Asian envoy to the crisis in Myanmar yesterday said he was seeking to visit the country next month and appealed to its military junta to give its blessing for him to talk with a shadow government it has labelled “terrorists”.

After a series of legal battles and suffering in custody for around 16 months, Dinajpur college student Dipti Rani Das yesterday got permanent bail from the High Court in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for hurting religious sentiments.

Journalists and citizens from various walks of society were victimised the most by the Digitial Security Act 2018 for voicing their opinions on digital platforms, speakers said at a webinar yesterday.

Two people were killed after a vehicle hit a motorcycle near Dhaka airport early yesterday.

Police detained an Indian girl from Panchagarh’s Tentulia yesterday for entering Bangladesh illegally.

A sixth grader was raped allegedly by a youth in her house in Chattogram city Wednesday night.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the Ekushey Padak-2022 to 24 eminent persons on Sunday on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.

The proposed regulation and policy for social media and streaming services will be alarming for journalism and the free flow of information, experts said yesterday.

The government has prepared the draft of the amendment to a provision of the Evidence Act that allows questioning the character of rape victims in court.

The Planning Commission has turned down a proposal for allocating Tk 2.70 crore for foreign trips of 30 officials for training on building food warehouses across the country under a project of the food ministry.

Even though each professional had to adapt to their new way of life, doctors had to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic in an unprecedented manner.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed 13 cases against 29 people, including fugitive PK Halder, for embezzling about Tk 523 crore of FAS Finance and Investment.

An expert team yesterday started the process of shipping 500 tonnes of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane, a banned toxic pesticide, to France for destruction.

A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has remained grounded in Malaysia since Tuesday due to a crack on its windshield.

In 1952, I was the editor of Sainik. I used to live in 19, Azimpur with Mr [Principal Abul] Kashem. I was present at the meeting of the All-party State Language Action Committee in Nawabpur [February 20, 1952]. The meeting decided not to violate section 144.

Two Bangladeshi brothers died in a road accident in Oman’s Sinaw city, around 200km from Muscat, early Tuesday.

Some 318 illegal brick kilns are still running and polluting the environment in Dhaka and four other surrounding districts -- Gazipur, Manikganj, Narayanganj and Munshiganj.

Police in Patuakhali are trying to rescue a female class 10 student and arrest a 22-year-old man accused of kidnapping her on February 2.

Air forces from the US and Bangladesh will participate in a joint exercise in Dhaka and Sylhet next week to bolster regional stability.