The government has turned down the proposal of buying mobile trackers for the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC).

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday framed charges against Abdul Malek, a driver of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), in a case filed over possessing an illegal firearm and ammunition in September last year.

A Dhaka court yesterday again asked Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to submit by April 21 the probe report of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.

In a shift from aid to trade relations, Bangladesh and Australia want to deepen and widen their economic cooperation, as Bangladesh graduates from LDC status by 2024.

Fatema Begum leads a community-based organisation (CBO) called Karnafuli in Sandwip island of Chattogram district. Her organisation works to ensure smooth and transparent delivery of citizen services from government offices and local government organisations.

Although the government is committed to stopping child marriage, during the Covid-19 period, when so many of the support systems were not working, number of child marriages increased at unacceptable levels, said Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) Executive Director Shaheen Anam, after findings of a study was revealed yesterday.

A fire that broke out at Kathalbagan slum in the capital’s Kalabagan area tonight was brought under control.

At least nine buses kept in a depot of Bagdad Paribahan at Colonel Hat in Chattogram city were gutted in a fire this afternoon.

Dhaka University authorities have decided to postpone the online application process of the first-year admission test for the 2020-21 academic session till 8:00pm next Sunday due to server problems.

A 12-year-old who along with five other family members sustained burn injury in a gas leak explosion in Narayanganj city early Tuesday, has died today.

Approximately 34.2 percent of at least 1,468 workers are yet to see their income recover since it fell amid the pandemic last year, according to a survey report of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem).

Leading rights body Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday called for ensuring an urgent judicial inquiry into the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in state custody.

Apthous ulcers can occur in the oral cavity due to stress, hormonal changes, menstrual problems, food allergies, gastrointestinal disease, vitamin B12, iron or folic acid deficiency.

A three-day photo exhibition on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s life and work, marking the historic 7th May, concluded at Sylhet’s Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday night.

United Hospital Renal Care Center has organised a forum with kidney patients entitled “Staying Well with Kidney Disease”, marking World Kidney Day today, said a press release.

The death toll from cardiac arrests and strokes increased last year compared to 2019, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) revealed yesterday.

Jabbarer Bolikhela, a traditional wrestling and fair, has been postponed this year due to Covid-19 pandemic, said organisers yesterday.

A burn victim, who suffered injuries in a fire in Narayanganj on Tuesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital early yesterday.

Railways Minister M Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday urged the United States (US) government to invest in Bangladesh railways.

Ishtiaque Ahmad has been elected president of the Old Cadets Association of Sylhet (OCAS), said a press release. Dr Samsad Rabbani Khan has been elected general secretary and Chayan Barua treasurer of the association.