Tuberculosis (TB) elimination activities are being hampered due to Covid-19 emergencies, despite the contagious disease causing some 107 deaths every day in the country, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.

Three construction workers died after falling from an under-construction building in Dhanmondi-32 area of Dhaka yesterday morning.

In a move to rid the city of waterlogging, Barishal City Corporation (BCC) has started a drive to clean the 43 major canals flowing through the city, but are facing an all-too-familiar obstacle -- polythene -- by the tonnes.

Three construction workers died after falling from a 10-storey under-construction building in Dhanmondi-32 area of Dhaka this morning.

With love, respect and grief, people from all walks of life today bade farewell to eminent jurist and attorney general of Bangladesh Mahbubey Alam.

Protesting the rise in incidents of rape, killing and sexual abuse, rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) today took to the street demanding exemplary punishment for the perpetrators.

Chattogram police arrested two persons in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old in the city's Suparipara area of Agrabad.

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday set October 12 for delivering the judgment in an arms case against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon on completion of the trial within nine working days.

The High Court yesterday adjourned till October 6 the hearing on a writ petition that challenged the Dhaka South City Corporation’s (DSCC) move to relocate stray dogs from its area.

The Supreme Court yesterday suspended the enrolment of Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond as a lawyer for next two weeks for posting derogatory comments about the judiciary on his Facebook account recently.

Right to Information Forum Bangladesh yesterday called upon the government to accelerate actions at every levels involving all stakeholders to fulfil the true spirit of the RTI Act 2009 for improving governance situation in the country.

Authorities will set speed limit for vehicles on Lake Road, which passes through Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban and Crescent Lake at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, to stop rough driving on the VIP road.

The judgement in the arms case filed against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed is set to be delivered by a Dhaka tribunal today.

The government is conspiring to sell the public-owned jute mills to the private sector, Zonayed Saki told a protest rally yesterday.

Since Saturday night, almost all areas of Rangpur city got inundated in record-breaking overnight rainfall in the district, causing untold sufferings to thousands of residents.

Today is Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s 74th birthday.

Around 2pm on Saturday, Mir Abdus Salam was frantically explaining to sample collectors why he needed his Covid-19 test report in less than nine hours.

In the fourth instalment of “Blind Date with a Book”, online bookstore PaperCut Books are once again sending out pre-packed book bundles. The catch is those who place orders will not know what titles await them until unpacking their delivery.

A number of organisations from different parts of the country yesterday came to the streets, to denounce the recent spate of rape and violence

Biman and US-Bangla Airlines yesterday decided to resume their flights on Dhaka-Muscat-Dhaka route from October 2 and 1 respectively.