Prof Abdun Noor, former principal and head of English Department of Brahmanbaria Government College, breathed his last yesterday. He was 72.

Syed Abdul Mabud Kochi, general manager of Ibrahim Securities, has passed away at a Dhaka hospital on Monday. He was 68.

A man who was dropped off a moving bus in an unconscious state, died minutes after he was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

CID has arrested two persons on charge of producing sanitary napkin in unhygienic atmosphere with sub-standard materials and selling those in the market under the name of a foreign brand.

Like previous years, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued special instructions for New Year celebrations, amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Government is planning to hold next year's SSC exam in June.

A chicken trader died after a truck hit their van in Dhaka’s Gulshan area early this morning.

Police recovered body of a government official from the capital’s Moghbazar area yesterday morning.

JKG Healthcare’s Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury has filed a bail petition with the High Court in a case filed for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.

Transparency and accountability in the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines must be ensured, demanded Committee for the Protection of Fundamental Rights yesterday.

Working-class people in host communities near Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar faced occupational challenges as Rohingyas could be hired as labourer at lower cost.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday called upon the international community to take more effective strategies for mounting pressure on Myanmar to take back its Rohingya nationals from Bangladesh.

The century-old Mongolabash at Dhaka’s Sutrapur is being renovated to improve the living space of Kabi Nazrul Government College students, but this improvement is happening at the cost of the building’s historical value and aesthetic style.

To mark the 50th Victory day of Bangladesh, Youth Opportunities and the High Commission of India recently launched a writing competition titled “What Liberation means to me?”

Rawshan Rahman Eva, wife of Economic Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Mashiur Rahman, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday morning.

Fatema Hye (Hena), wife of late ATM Abdul Hye from Dhaka’s Shantinagar and known as Uttarda of the Weekly Chitrali, died at a Dhaka hospital on December 17, aged 82, according to a press release.

Syed Mahbub-e-Khuda Dewanbagi, known as Dewanbagi Pir, died at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday morning. He was 70.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Diplomatic Correspondents Association Bangladesh (DCAB) was held yesterday at the Jatiya Press Club.

The Employee Recognition and Awards Ceremony of Independent University Bangladesh took place on Thursday at the university premises, said a press release.

Another 250kg bomb buried at the construction site of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s (HSIA) 3rd terminal was found yesterday.