The High Court yesterday formed a three-member committee headed by the secretary to Ministry of Primary and Mass Education to inquire into the allegation of attempting to misappropriate money by changing the copyright and intellectual property rights of two books published on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The High Court yesterday directed authorities to maintain status quo on works for constructing Arisha Economic Zone owned by ruling AL lawmaker (Dhaka-14) Aslamul Huq and on eviction of its structures near Turag River in Savar.

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam yesterday said they will not allow any illegal billboard in DNCC areas and remove all of those gradually.

Sanitation workers across different South Asian countries are working with little protective equipment and poor access to handwashing and cleaning facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from WaterAid.

Nearly one-third people involved in fishing in two coastal upazilas had no income during the government-imposed 65-day ban on the activity between May 20 and July 23, said a report prepared by Manusher Jonno Foundation.

The Election Commission has moved to kill itself through its latest initiative to revise the Representation of the People Order (RPO), 1972, said speakers including a former Appellate Division judge, eminent lawyer and civil society members, yesterday.

Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, also founder of Grameen Bank, has been appointed the inaugural chancellor of Albukhary International University (AIU) in Malaysia, reports the New Straits Times.

Today marks the 122nd birth anniversary of renowned litterateur, journalist and politician Abul Mansur Ahmad. On this day in 1898, he was born in Dhanikhola village of Mymensingh.

A large group of animal lovers yesterday held a human chain in front of the Nagar Bhaban at Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), protesting authorities’ decision to move stray dogs to the Matuail landfill.

The Dhaka University authorities have decided to impose a ban on celebrating rag day on the university campus.

At least three people were killed and four injured after the oil tanker of a lorry exploded inside a private container depot in Chattogram’s Patenga this morning.

BNP yesterday expressed its hope that the government would extend the temporary release of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Two people were killed in separate boat accidents on the Meghna River in the last two days.

Supreme Court lawyer SM Munir has been appointed additional attorney general for moving cases on behalf of the state before the SC.

Many Chattogram residents are dealing with a new financial struggle, as prices of most vegetables have shot up by Tk 10-20 per kg in the span of a week, putting further pressure on families, many of which already saw their incomes fall due to the pandemic.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has frozen Tk 7.36 crore in different bank accounts of former BNP lawmaker Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu and his wife Sabina Yasmin.

Md Shafiqul Islam, former deputy assistant director of Rab-1, yesterday gave his deposition before a Dhaka tribunal in the arms case filed against expelled leader of Jubo Mohila League Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman.

After six months of closure, the people of Rangpur have started visiting tourist spots, sites, and parks of the district again from yesterday.

A Dhaka court yesterday took cognizance of the charges against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Bazlur Rashid in a case filed for amassing Tk 3.08 crore beyond known sources of income.

Illegal tree felling remains rampant in most reserved forests in the country.