Cinema halls across the country, much like most countries of the world, have had their lights out for six months now owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, and those few still involved with the industry can only see bleak days ahead.

Dr Ibrahim Khalil, chief geologist of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, passed away yesterday.

BNP yesterday picked Salahuddin Ahmed and Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Islam as its candidates to contest the Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-elections respectively billed for October 17.

Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) yesterday announced to besiege the Ministry of Textiles and Jute tomorrow to realize a three-point demand

In order to establish a proper healthcare system in the country, importance must be given on awareness, infrastructure and specialised training, said Omar Ishrak, executive chairman and chairman of the board of Medtronic PLC and chairman of the board of Intel Corporation.

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to Anwar Hossain Choudhury, an assistant professor of Chattogram University’s sociology department, in a sedition case.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has announced they have started taking legal action against all battery-run motorised vehicles from yesterday.

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed till December 1 a High Court order that asked Titas Gas Ltd to give Tk 5 lakh as initial costs to each family of the victims, who died and suffered burn injuries in the Narayanganj mosque blast.

Amid growing allegations that many project and field-level officials of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) are not attending field offices regularly, the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry has come up with almost similar directives it issued earlier to stop the malpractice.

A group of private A-level examination candidates urged authorities concerned to not hold exams amid the pandemic, as it will put students in severe health risks.

They are data entry operators of election offices.

The Supreme Court today stayed till December 1 a High Court order that asked Titas Gas Ltd to give Tk 5 lakh as primary compensation to families of those who died and suffered burn injuries in the Narayanganj mosque blast.

Police recovered the body of a 13-year-old house help from her employer’s house in Dhaka’s Banani area this afternoon.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today termed all converted non-motorised vehicles using batteries illegal, and announced legal action against them from today.

Four more prosecution witnesses today gave their statements before a Dhaka tribunal in connection with an arms case against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed.

Awami League is not a house of cards that it would get destroyed in a tap, said party General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday in reply to the remarks of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir that the power of AL will be ruined like a house of cards.

Mirsarai upazila in Chattogram is already a sought after place for tourists. It boasts natural waterfalls in at least 10 different spots. Everyday, hundreds of tourists from across the country come to the upazila to visit the waterfalls.

The annual installation ceremony of Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka (RCMD) is set to be held today. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the ceremony will be held virtually on the Zoom platform.

The government gives highest priority to the health sector, said Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General

Suspended jailer of Chattogram Central Jail Sohel Rana Biswas again has sought bail from the High Court in a money laundering case.