Rev Fr Joseph Stephen Peixotto was known for always wearing a smile. Even when upset or frustrated -- as was often the result of his heavy responsibilities -- he still had his smile.

Newly-elected mayor of Chattogram City Corporation Rezaul Karim Chowdhury took over charge of office yesterday.

Demanding swift and proper implementation of regional development works under Khulna Development Authority (KDA), a stop to unplanned projects and mismanagement in name of their implementation, a sit-in programme was held in front of KDA office in the city yesterday.

The Hindu community is set to celebrate Saraswati Puja, worshipping the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, across the country today while maintaining health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The authorities concerned must ensure proper treatment of all types of liquid waste before releasing those into rivers in order to keep Rajshahi’s Padma and Barnoi rivers free from pollution, speakers said at a meeting in the city yesterday.

The High Court yesterday questioned a lower court order that granted bail to convicted lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul’s wife and daughter in a Tk 148.41 crore laundering case.

They were all aged between 16 and 17 -- members of a teen gang named “Bandage Group” in Mugda. To establish dominance in the area, they often fought over trivial issues.

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said they are taking measures and putting out new rules to ensure that migrant workers do not pay a price that would cripple them economically.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked all concerned to present the authentic history of the Liberation War before the new generation.

Dr Sayeed Hasan Shikdar, chief (additional secretary) of the planning division has been appointed as the new chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) today.

A newborn was found in a bush near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.

Activists of Greater Khulna Development Movement Coordination Committee (GKDMCC) staged a sit-in this morning in front of Khulna Development Authority (KDA) office, saying there is no development in the region.

To ensure welfare, protection and accessibility for cross sections of people, including persons with disabilities, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Brac have signed an agreement yesterday at NHRC office in the capital’s Karwan Bazar.

Kamal Quadir, Chief Executive Officer of mobile financial service provider bKash, has been awarded “Best E-cash/money & CSR award” at the “Global Business CSR Award-2021” for his contribution to the welfare of people during the Covid period.

A platform of recruiting agents yesterday demanded that the government create opportunity for all agencies while sending migrant workers to Malaysia after the Southeast Asian country reopens its labour market for Bangladesh.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday granted bail to Mohammad Asif, who was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by a tribunal in a case filed over the death of his wife and Rajshahi University student Wahida Sifat in 2015.

Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa) yesterday placed a 15-point demand, which includes closing down all under-construction coal-based power plants near Sundarbans and stopping industrialisation at sensitive areas to save the largest mangrove forest in the world.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police yesterday arranged meals at a restaurant for 200 underprivileged children from ten schools and madrasas as part of

Five people died and four were injured in road accidents across the country in the last two days.

To save canals, rivers and waterbodies in Dhaka, fecal sludge management is very important and authorities should take immediate steps for its proper management, said speakers at a workshop yesterday.