Burma Campaign UK, a Rohingya advocacy group, has called for Facebook to stop the Myanmar military from using the social media platform to recruit members and promote its businesses -- profits from which help fund genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The High Court today observed that media and journalists have a very important role in eradicating all kinds of corruption.

A tribunal in Sylhet today again deferred the hearing on charge sheet of a case filed for gang-rape at Murari Chand College hostel in Sylhet on September 25 last year.

A short video was released today paying tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking his historic Homecoming Day.

Referring to Sayeed Khokon’s claim yesterday that Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is ineligible to hold the post, the latter today said it is Khokon’s personal comment, and does not hold any importance.

The Department of Environment has launched a drive against illegal brick kilns on the banks of Turag river in Ashulia of Savar.

A Dhaka court today could not take cognisance of charges against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a case filed for siphoning off around Tk 222 crore, as he was not produced before it due to illness.

Almost eleven months into the disappearance of a schoolgirl from MAdaripur, her decomposed body was recovered from a septic tank of East Bottola area under Baligram upazila of the district yesterday night, Detective Branch of police said.

A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a gunfight between two groups of Rohingyas at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar early today.

Rab arrested four members of a fraud gang from Ashulia area on charge of deceiving job seekers with promise of employment in their name-only company.

A college student was stabbed to death by unknown criminals in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj last night.

A case was filed against 40 leaders and activists of BNP for threatening to oust government through an armed movement.

At least ten people were injured as two factions of ruling Awami League clashed at the Swarnaghosh area of Shariatpur over a speech against drugs in an election campaign of Shariatpur municipality yesterday.

Radio has played an active role during the Liberation War. Bangladesh Betar was the only means that time to transmit a message. But nowadays a few people are seen listening to radio in the arena of technology. Most of those who still listen to the radio are pre-independence generations.

Fish farmer Hafizur Rahman of Bagerhat Sadar upazila has found success in producing colourful tilapia and Ruposhi Rui at his fish farm.

The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed tomorrow.

A 42-year-old labourer, who had taken part in the human trial of India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech, died nine days later in Madhya Pradesh’s capital city Bhopal, officials said today.

Awami League has come up with an idea to help youths address their career related challenges recognising that youths lack knowledge of career trends and scopes for skills development.

Forest officials today seized a drone from a visitor who was using it without permission to film in the Sundarbans.

The country’s one of the leading airlines Novoair celebrated its 8th anniversary today through various programs.