Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said those who are involved in crime will be brought to book irrespective of their identities.

Filmmaker Tokon Thaakoor, who was arrested on Sunday in a case filed by Ministry of Information over misappropriating government funds, was granted bail yesterday by a Dhaka court.

For a country that has the world’s largest mangrove forest the Sundarbans, the port of Chattogram, world’s longest natural sea beach Cox’s Bazar, the Teknaf peninsula and Saint Martin’s Island, “sea tourism” can help beat Covid-19 blues by generating billions of dollars. All that’s needed is an integrated initiative to connect these popular destinations by marine terminals, say experts.

Only strong farmer organisations and cooperative methods of agricultural production and marketing can save the country’s agriculture sector whereas 82 percent of the farmers have become landless, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.

The likelihood of COVID-19 being spread on shoes and infecting individuals is very low. As a precautionary measure, particularly in homes where infants and small children crawl or play on floors, consider leaving your shoes at the entrance of your home. This will help prevent contact with dirt or any waste that could be carried on the soles of shoes.

On October 10, a group of socially concerned citizens went to protest the gang-rape that occurred at Sylhet’s MC College. After protesting, some of the participants entered the college campus and found that part of a historic hillock was reportedly being razed.

Today marks the 26th death anniversary of Rokeya Begum, mother of Hasan Jahid Tusher, a deputy press secretary to the prime minister, says a press release.

Eminent medicine specialist and former vice chancellor of Banga-bandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Prof DR Mohammad Tahir passed away yesterday at a hospital in Dhaka.

With an aim to explicate various international issues -- from health to foreign policy -- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) hosted a series of webinars on October 22, on the UN Global Day.

President M Abdul Hamid is returning home this morning after completing his health check-up at a hospital in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Rapid Action Battalion today uncovered a “torture cell” made by Erfan Salim, son of Awami League leader and MP Haji Salim, at a multi-storey building in Old Dhaka.

Erfan Selim, son of Awami League leader and MP Haji Selim, and his bodyguard Zahidur Rahman have been sentenced to one year in jail for possessing illegal alcohol and walkie-talkies.

Erfan Selim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Selim, has been arrested after a case was filed against him on charge of "attacking" Lt Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka last night.

Eminent medicine specialist and former Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Prof DR Mohammad Tahir is no more. He was 80.

A man was killed in a road accident in Badda area of Dhaka this morning.

A case was filed against Erfan Selim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Selim, on charge of "attacking" Lt Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka last night.

Police arrested poet and filmmaker Tokon Thaakoor tonight in a case filed for misappropriating a government filmmaking grant.

Salma Begum, mother of Rayhan Ahmed, who was allegedly tortured to death in Sylhet city’s Bandarbazar police outpost, went on a hunger strike yesterday, demanding justice for her son.

A woman handed over her son to police on Saturday night in Chattogram’s New Market area, after finding out he lifted a motorcycle.

Last week, a woman was seen sitting in front of Chattogram Press Club. She did not have any banner or poster with her nor a group of people to express solidarity. All she had was pain in her eyes, which had become weary seeking justice.