Those with disabilities in the country have long faced societal barriers, negative perceptions, and discrimination, and 53-year-old Md Saidul Huq was no exception.

Land grabbing by a group of people associated with the ruling party was rampant in Ghoraghat and UNO Wahida Khanam, who also acted as the assistant commissioner of land, became a problem for them, locals said.

The Fire Service and Civil Defence-led probe body is to dig up the floor of the blast-hit Narayanganj mosque today to see if the gas pipeline that runs beneath the three-storey structure is leaking.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that it is necessary to look into whether mosques are constructed according to the designs and with permissions from the authorities concerned so that incidents like the Narayanganj mosque blast never recur.

The health directorate reported 1,950 new Covid-19 cases yesterday as the number of daily cases and the positivity rate increased slightly from the previous day.

Condition of Dinajpur’s Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam has improved, doctors at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINH) said yesterday.

The committee formed to probe the killing of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan was unable to obtain the call recordings of around 30 people related to the incident and will mention it as a “limitation” of the investigation when submitting its findings to the home ministry tomorrow.

A team of 40 Rohingyas reached Bhashan Char in Noakhali’s Hatiya upazila yesterday on a “go-and-see visit” to the island where the government has built an accommodation for one lakh Rohingyas.

One or more leaky gas pipes left unfixed for over a month have caused Friday night’s tragedy in a Narayanganj mosque, grieving residents said.

“Ma, do not change the cartoon channel. I will go to the mosque with Baba, pray, and then come back and watch cartoons again.”

Lt Col (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury passed away yesterday morning while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital in the capital. He was 85.

Death toll from Friday’s explosion in the Narayanganj mosque reached 20 last night with fire officials suspecting that the incident took place due to leak in a gas pipeline that runs beneath the mosque.

A seven-year-old boy died and at least 39 others suffered severe injuries in an air conditioner blast at Pashchim Talla Baitus Salam Mosque of Narayanganj after Esha prayers yesterday.

Coronavirus testing laboratories in the country have tested 16,05,111 samples till Friday and 3,21,615 or 20.04 percent have turned out Covid-19 positive.

Many BNP leaders and activists believe that the party must move forward without its partners from the 20-party Alliance and Jatiya Oikyafront.

Lionel Messi broke his silence, giving Goal an exclusive interview at his house in Castelldefels and saying that he was going to “continue at Barcelona” and continue to do his best.

When the country’s hospitals were struggling to ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply to critical coronavirus patients, a group of 14 Buet alumni came to their aid three months ago by installing central oxygen systems for treating Covid-19 patients.

A video clip has been doing the rounds on social media showing suspended Teknaf OC Pradeep Kumar Das and Inspector Liaqat Ali telling someone that they had been tortured in remand.

The government has granted primary approval for registration of online portals of 92 daily newspapers. The country’s major dailies have been included in the list.

A suspect said he and others broke into the home of Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam with the intention to steal property, but officers believe that the actual motive behind the gruesome attack was unclear.