A bill titled 'Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill 2020' was passed in the Parliament today to turn the fast-growing Gazipur city into a planned, livable and environment-friendly urban area.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday started a drive against construction materials kept illegally on footpaths and roads, creating obstacles to pedestrian movement.

‘’We want justice for Riaj’s murder. But so far the police have not been able to arrest Masum, the main accused in the murder case. We want the real motive behind this murder to be revealed as soon as possible,” said Riaj’s brother Ripon, the plaintiff in the case.

Saied Muhammad Zareef Saleh, who is only 14-year-old, has become the youngest jury member of the international art contest “The Future We Want”.

Four people -- including Nazmul Islam Kajal, chairperson of Jashore’s Bagherpara Upazila Parishad -- were killed after their SUV collided with a truck in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila yesterday.

“The Bangladesh Travel Agency (Registration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2020” was placed in parliament yesterday, keeping a provision of maximum six months’ imprisonment or Tk 5 lakh fine or both in the case of violation of any provision under the proposed law.

The High Court yesterday upheld the death penalty of three convicts in Abdur Razzaq Fakir murder case of Mymensingh.

A total of 17 people, who witnessed the explosion that left 26 persons dead and some others injured in Narayanganj, yesterday described the incident before the probe body formed by the district administration.

Eighty-seven percent of youths are victims of cyber-bullying, while 60 percent of children are exposed to cyber-risks globally, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.

With no income for over six months, instrumentalists in port city are passing their days amid serious financial crisis as all sorts of social and cultural programmes have remained stopped since March due to the ongoing pandemic.

Awami League yesterday announced the names of its candidates for the Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-elections.

About 9,500 migrant workers are expected to return home from Iraq, with about 5,400 of them already repatriated, following job losses in the Arab country amid the pandemic.

“Differently abled, not disabled” -- this is how Noor Nahian, the founder of Bangladesh Wheelchair Sports Foundation captioned a photo of himself sitting in his wheelchair, that he posted on Twitter.

A writ petition was filed with the High Court yestetday, seeking its order upon the authorities concerned of Titas Gas Ltd to give Tk 50 lakh in compensation to each family of victims, who died and suffered injuries from the Narayanganj mosque blast.

Owners of 52 onion warehouses kept those closed in Chattogram city from this morning, protesting a drive conducted by the district administration yesterday -- following a sharp rise in onion prices.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has started a drive to evict construction material kept illegally on footpaths and roads, creating obstacles to pedestrian movement.

Air conditioners are not made to explode. Yet, on Feb 10, 2020, three people were injured in an air conditioner explosion in Old Dhalka’s Islampur area.

An eerie silence has engulfed Bangladesh Film Development Corporation’s (BFDC) premises. Gone are the days of all-day shoots, dubbing work, and the gathering of enthusiastic crowds in front of the main gate. For better or for worse, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the country’s premier film hub.

A local journalist has been beaten up by some youths in Habiganj town.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday urged the lower court judges to discharge judicial functions with competence, honesty and sincerity in order to