Reading about Bangladesh’s rich history gives us an understanding about the people’s struggles, and helps us realise and value their sacrifices.

Last week in Shariatpur’s Dewbhog area, a woman, aged above 60, was seen lying on the cold concrete of the streets. She had been lying there for a few days, groaning in pain, yet nobody came to her aid, fearing she might be infected with Covid-19.

Five years ago, Sadeka Begum had reached a crossroads. Looking to avoid early marriage, she left her remote village and came to Dhaka, and took up work at at an RMG factory as a floor worker.

At the end of 2019, Belal Uddin (18), came to Sitakunda from Kurigram in search of work. With a three-member family to feed back home, he was desperate to make ends meet. Soon, he started life as a novice shipbreaking worker at a yard at a daily wage of Tk 220 for an eight-hour day.

Customs officials detained a man with 130 gold bars weighing 15 kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last night.

Admission to the government’s training programmes on agriculture has apparently become highly competitive as a section of jobless youths is trying to survive the Covid-19 impact through farming.

A large number of students with disabilities may drop out of schools due to the pandemic as they are not attending online classes for lack of technological support, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Md Abdul Jalil yesterday offered unconditional apology to the High Court for not complying with its directive over fixing the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

After so many years, people are still waiting to see justice for the crimes committed during the Liberation War, as appeal hearings of 27 war-crime cases were halted for years at the Supreme Court (SC).

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed yesterday said a police station cannot be a place to plan murder.

Indigenous people should be granted stewardship for the land they exist on, said speakers at a virtual seminar yesterday.

Police last night arrested six persons including a printing press owner from Dhaka’s Lalbagh area on charge of pirating “Oshomapto Attojiboni” the autobiography of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said the drive to remove overhead cables in the city would resume again.

The authorities of Rajshahi University (RU) has decided to take admission tests for 2020-2021 academic session only through multiple choice questions (MCQs).

Postponed Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election will be held on January 27, the Election Commission said yesterday.

Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee yesterday demanded trial of the Pakistan army high command and other organisations involved in the genocide committed during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971.

Over the last two decades, Victory Day became a festivity of sorts for a lot of urban people. To cater to the growing demand, prominent fashion brands have been bringing out collections themed in red and green, and in the last few years, sales surrounding the day have consistently been high, industry insiders said.

Today marks the 49th anniversary of Shaheed Dr Fazle Rabbee, a professor of medicine and cardiology at Dhaka Medical College.

Asoke Das Gupta, freedom fighter and vice chairperson of ONE Bank Limited, breathed his last on Sunday.

The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) yesterday submitted a compliance report to the High Court, stating that the government has removed and destroyed expired medicine worth Tk 30.14 crore across the country from January to November this year.