Police arrested five juveniles on charges of killing a 15 year-old in Chattogram city’s Mohammadpur area under Panchlaish Police Station early today.

He was born on April 27, 1936 in a famous zamindar family of Baniachang, Sylhet. He passed away on December 20, 2019. He left behind his work and his organisation BRAC. He is still alive in the hearts of people. I am talking about none other than Fazle Hasan Abed. Thanks to a book writing opportunity, I had the good fortune of getting close to him for a few consecutive years. Together, we visited many places of Bangladesh. I saw and I learned about various activities of BRAC. I also came to know about different aspects of his personality.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today called upon all, regardless of party affiliation, to work together to tackle coronavirus.

Chinese State Councilor and Defence Minister Wei Fenghe arrived in Dhaka this morning on a brief visit.

Md Abdur Rahim, officer-in-charge of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station, has been transferred.

A total of 211 minors accused in criminal cases got released from jail on bail granted by virtual courts concerned during the last eight working days.

Police recovered the body of a young girl from a rented flat in Dhaka's Gulshan area last night.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has expressed his deep condolence over the loss of lives at the tragic disappearance of an Indonesian submarine.

Nimtoli, Chawkbazaar, and now Armanitola. Every now and then, people are losing their lives to fire incidents, originating from chemical storage in residential areas. Every time, we are told that the chemical factories and storage will be relocated.

Two siblings were sent to jail by a court in Chattogram today after they were arrested by police in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) on charge of posting anti-government statuses on Facebook.

The ten Covid-19 patients, who fled Jashore General Hospital on Friday and Saturday, are being brought back by law enforcers and officials from the local administration.

Kuwait’s Appeal Court has extended the imprisonment of former Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul and two Kuwaitis to seven years from four years.

The government today called upon people to offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at mosques this year instead of open grounds or Eidgah in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Supply of oxygen from India through Benapole port has been suspended for the last four days following oxygen shortage in that country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recommended the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) to take four measures today, including one that will help the developed world, development partners and international financial institutions (IFIs) to come forward and ensure quick recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.

Police have arrested 10 activists of Hefajat-e-Islam including its Brahmanbaria district unit’s assistant publicity affairs secretary Mufti Maulana Zakaria Khan in connection with the mayhem in the district from March 26 to 28.

The ongoing restrictions on “overall activities” and movement of people and vehicles have been extended for a week in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Crowds at shopping centres and malls have increased sharply, just a day after the government allowed shops and malls to reopen their doors ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.

Five coronavirus positive Bangladeshis, who arrived from India through Benapole land port recently, have fled from the coronavirus ward of Jashore General Hospital.

Mamunul Haque, former joint secretary general of Hefajat-e-Islam, today said he went to Baitul Mukarram at the request of a DIG-ranked police official on March 26.