The cabinet yesterday approved in principle, the draft of a law keeping a provision of merging Dhaka Children Hospital and Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, with the aim to provide better treatment facilities to children.

Bangladesh and Qatar are going to sign four to five agreements soon to further boost bilateral relationship between the two countries, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam said yesterday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has instructed its field level officials to identify rape-prone areas of the capital to initiate an awareness programme to stop the menace.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday nominated their candidates for upcoming by-elections for three constituencies.

Thousands of book lovers’ footsteps have fallen on Suhrawardy Udyan throughout the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela this year, at the site has witnessed significant historic events, most importantly Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s iconic speech on March 7, 1971.

In order to inform people about the metro rail -- a new mode of public transport in Bangladesh, a mock-up of the coach will be displayed soon.

The High Court yesterday set February 23 to hear on a writ petition that challenged the legality of Advocate Mahbubey Alam holding the Office of the Attorney General.

A scientific seminar and mass awareness programme on “Recent Outbreaks of Novel Coronavirus” was held at Mymensingh Medical College’s (MMC) auditorium yesterday.

A furniture trader was found murdered near his shop at a fair in Chattogram early yesterday.

Police on patrol duty rescued a seven-month-old baby who was abandoned at a graveyard in Chattogram Polytechnic Institute area yesterday afternoon.

A mobile court yesterday convicted two people for running a coaching centre during SSC examination in Mymensingh.

Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited has discontinued gas supply to general hospital of Chattogram, putting around 200 patients in immense suffering.

A meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Party will be held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban tomorrow.

The law enforcers have arrested three staffers of a bus in connection with an incident of gang-rape on a running bus in Bhogra area of Gazipur.

Father of Buet student Abrar Fahad has filed an application to the authorities concerned for transferring his son’s murder case to the Speedy Trial Tribunal for quick disposal.

The High Court questions the government’s decision to not appoint 38 candidates who qualified the 39th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams but were not recruited as assistant surgeons and assistant dental surgeons.

Jatiya Party nominates three candidates to contest the by-elections to Dhaka-10, Gaibandha-3 and Bagerhat-4 constituencies.

The High Court has issued status quo on recruitments of 1,650 deputy assistant agriculture officers -- whose exam results were published on January 17 this year -- for 30 days on charge of irregularities in applying quota system in the appointment process.

In order to inform people about the metro rail—a new mode of public transport in Bangladesh, a mock-up of the coach will be displayed.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman in a case filed over the death of Naimul Abrar Rahat, a student of Dhaka Residential Model College.