Ahead of every spawning season, miscreants lay snares along the Halda river, the lone natural breeding ground of carp in South Asia. They net brood fish, while other aquatic creatures like dolphins also get stuck and die.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday provided Tk 10 crore as assistance to the country’s journalists during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Young Nurjahan Begum and Nuru Mia got married in early 1971.

The skeletal remains recovered earlier today evening from Bayezid Bostami shrine's pond belong to a nine-year-old who had been missing since Monday noon.

Formed in 2012, Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has earned a reputation for solving the seemingly unsolvable, “sensational” and difficult cases. This specialised unit conducts criminal investigations and digital forensic services by the order of court and Police Headquarters (PHQ). In an interview with The Daily Star, PBI chief, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Banaj Kumar Majumder spoke about the organisation’s work process, achievements, challenges, constraints and future plans.

Freedom fighter Amir Hamza Chowdhury (67) is a retired insurance official. He lives in Dhaka along with his wife and two school-going sons.

A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its directive on the government to formulate national short-, mid- and long-term plan in order to prevent spread of Covid-19 and to vaccinate all vulnerable citizens -- irrespective of age.

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking its order for conducting a judicial inquiry into an altercation between a physician and authorities over the doctor’s movement pass in Dhaka on April 18, the video of which went viral on social media.

Dr Mahbubul Islam, chief cardiac anaesthesiologist at Labaid Cardiac Hospital and director of Labaid Management Committee, breathed his last around 4:20am yesterday.

Two siblings were sent to jail after they were arrested by police in a case filed under Digital Security Act (DSA) at Satkania upazila of Chattogram yesterday.

A youth was killed yesterday after a tractor carrying soil overturned at Chouddopai area near Rajshahi University.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has reminded everyone that vaccine is not the only solution to the coronavirus problem.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has decided to hold a preliminary entrance test for the 2020-21 honours academic session. This will be held before aspirants sit for the final admission test.

More than 300 Bangladeshis got stuck in India’s Petrapole land port yesterday, as Bangladesh government on Sunday closed the border with India, due to a huge surge in Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring country.

Voicing concerns over the Covid-19 vaccine crisis in the country, BNP yesterday said the government’s decision to procure it by a single organisation from a single source was “suicidal”.

The 59th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq will be observed today in the country.

BNP chairperson’s advisory council member and four-time former lawmaker Ziaur Rahman Khan was laid to rest at Dhaka’s Banani graveyard yesterday.

The newly-launched DNCC Covid-19 hospital in Dhaka has been struggling with the rising number of patients due to shortage of skilled manpower and other facilities.

Another person burnt in the chemical storage fire in Dhaka’s Armanitola on Friday, died yesterday morning.

The pending requests with the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) on running trial of vaccines might see some positive outcome as the ethical committee is expected to hold a meeting in a day or two over the issue.