The UN educational and cultural agency, Unesco, has encouraged people everywhere to celebrate world’s diversity by supporting multilingualism at school and in everyday life -- the theme for International Mother Language Day, observed today.

The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances wants to undertake a visit to Bangladesh in relation to two cases of enforced disappearances.

The nation is observing Amar Ekushey -- the Language Martyrs' Day (Shaheed Dibosh) and the International Mother Language Day in a befitting manner today, marking the supreme sacrifice of the language heroes for upholding the right to speak their mother tongue Bangla.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid their glowing tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement in 1952 on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.

A local journalist, who was bullet-hit in clashes between two factions of ruling Awami League over establishing supremacy in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali, died at a Dhaka hospital.

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology demonstrated and locked down the university vice-chancellor’s residence for hours to press home their demand for reopening of the halls, which have been closed amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Noakhali district unit of Awami League withdrew a letter recommending withdrawal and suspension of Basurhat Municipality Mayor Abdul Quader Mirza from all activities of the party two hours after issuing it.

Facebook said they have not received the Bangladesh High Court’s order to take down a documentary titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” which was broadcast by Al Jazeera on February 1.

A motorcycle driver and his passenger were killed after being run over by a truck on Khulna city bypass road in the district.

At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two rival factions of ruling Awami League in Noakhali’s Companiganj upazila.

At least five persons were injured, including students of Jahangirnagar University in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, in a clash between locals and students.

The process of taking action against independent Laxmipur-2 lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul has been started as documents and other papers on his conviction in a Kuwait court has reached the parliament secretariat.

Hundreds of locals, including family members of the deceased Mamun Hasan, who was allegedly tortured to death by local members and his associates, have taken to the street today demanding justice.

The government is going to bring three-wheelers under registration to bring down road accidents and ensure safety, Transport Minister Obaidul Quader said today.

Dhaka University (DU) has secured first position in Bangladesh and 1,634th worldwide according to a ranking published by Webometrics, a Madrid-based on educational and research institutions.

The Supreme Court today unveiled ‘Amar Vasha’ software, which uses artificial intelligence to translate orders and judgments of the apex court from English into Bangla.

Once completed, infrastructure projects including Dhaka metro rail, Matarbari deep sea-port and Terminal-3 of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will change the face of Bangladesh, Ito Naoki, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, said today.

International Mother Language Day is a source of inspiration to build multicultural and inclusive societies where people of all races, faiths, languages and cultures get respect and can live with dignity, ministers and academics said today.

Exercising an extraordinary jurisdiction, the High Court has directed the telecom regulator to immediately remove Al Jazeera report "All the Prime Minister's Men" from online platforms in order to prevent “further worsening of the situation”.

The labour market for Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia will resume only after the Covid-19 situation turns normal in the Southeast Asian country, Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad said today.