Today is the 92nd birth anniversary of Syed Mohammad Ali, founder editor-publisher of The Daily Star and a luminary in journalism of Bangladesh.

Anguished and fed-up by her husband’s frequent torture, Farida Begum lodged a complaint with the newly established beat police office at her union in Satkhira’s Debhata upazila in mid-October.

Almost all the CCTV cameras installed in Barishal city’s roads have gone out of order. This means the city streets now lie unsupervised and vulnerable, said residents, fearing a spike in crime.

Presenting a negative Covid-19 certificate is mandatory for any incoming passengers to Bangladesh starting from today. No airlines will issue boarding passes to passengers without the negative report.

I came into running by chance. There was a “sports” requirement for graduation at the university in the USA where I studied.

A clash ensued between police and protesters in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Paltan area this afternoon.

Eight years ago, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a corruption case against Monir Hossain alias ‘Golden Monir’ for amassing wealth illegally but the trial did not see any progress.

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said any attempt to destroy religious tolerance in the country will be dealt strictly.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court orders that granted anticipatory bail to 65 BNP leaders and activists including Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and Ishraque Hossain in seven cases filed for torching buses in Dhaka on November 12.

Days before she would attend her graduation ceremony at Dhaka University, Samia Sarwar’s life was cut short at the age of 24 as a speedy bus crashed into her car on August 24, 2018.

Amnesty International yesterday tweeted in support of Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman, calling for a fair trial in the case filed over the accidental death of a school student.

The United Nations has unanimously adopted Bangladesh’s flagship resolution on the “Culture of Peace”.

Majority of rural women feel that although they can participate in more economic activities than before, they have very little decision-making power regarding their income, said a report commissioned by Manusher Jonno Foundation.

A probe committee of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) termed the occurrence of a victim’s family having to wait two years to get an autopsy report a violation of human rights.

Twenty-two accused persons in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad murder case, now in jail, yesterday brought a no-confidence petition against the judge of Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka.

Hot water- that’s probably the perfect way to describe Apple’s current situation. Mediocre stock market performance, slower sales, bribery scandal, Battery-gate, Watergate – the company has been knee-deep in legal and financial troubles this year.

A bust of Shaheed Madhusudan De -- founder of Dhaka University’s Modhur Canteen and a martyr of the Liberation War -- located in front of the Institute of Business Administration building, was found damaged last night.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld the High Court orders that granted anticipatory bail to 65 BNP leaders and activists including Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Ishraque Hossain in seven cases filed for torching buses in Dhaka on November 12.

City planners of Dhaka yesterday demanded that the authorities concerned revise its decision of using land of Dhaka city in an indiscriminate way, as mixed use of land will harm the city.

Legal experts and rights activists yesterday expressed concerns over the effectiveness of the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2010, a decade after it was promulgated.