Bangladeshi migrant workers in Bahrain are seeing fresh employment opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic, as some local employers there, especially in the construction sector, are opening up jobs for such workers.

BNP yesterday said that Election Commission (EC) is going to unilaterally change names of local government institutions and their posts at the “behest” of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The Election Commission is considering Bangla names for local government bodies and the positions within them by amending the relevant existing law.

The government is set to broadcast lessons for primary students through radio to reach the maximum number of children during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Over a century-old Sylhet municipality was upgraded to a city corporation in 2002, consisting 26.50 sq km area.In 2014, a proposal to expand the country’s smallest city corporation to 160.62 sq km was forwarded to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives by the city corporation as per the masterplan for the city.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said all areas under the city corporation will be free of overhead cables by this December.

A health ministry taskforce conducts drives in two private hospitals in Gazipur and realised Tk 11 lakh in fines for a wide range of mismanagement and irregularities.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government has a strong stance against those involved in irregularities and corruption, as it believes that political identity cannot be someone’s shield for doing any misdeed.

At least 10 public universities are distributing research fund among all their teachers as “research allowance”, while many of the teachers are giving classes at private universities without prior approval from authorities, officials of University Grants Commission (UGC) said.

Two workers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a water tank in Harbatali area in Chattogram city yesterday morning.

The arms case against Jubo Mohila League’s expelled leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman has been transferred to Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court for trial.

Bangladeshi expatriates who came home from Kuwait before the Covid-19 travel ban yesterday called for the government to make diplomatic efforts to ensure that they can return to Kuwait at the earliest.

A Dhaka court yesterday again rejected a bail petition of Didarul Islam Bhuiyan, an activist of a platform called “Rastrachinta”, in a case filed against him under the Digital Security Act.

Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday demanded suspension of formulating and finalisation of Bangladesh Abandoned Property (Control, Management and Disposal) Rules, 2020, under the Vested Property Return (Amendment) Act.

A Dhaka court yesterday set September 2 for hearing on the charge framing against 25 Buet students accused in Abrar Fahad murder case. Judge Abu

With people mostly staying home and spending more time online due to the ongoing pandemic, a group of criminals are active and swindling crores of taka through duping them on social media.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has decided to resume operation of all intercity trains gradually in between August 16 and 30.

BNP standing committee has voiced deep concern over the growing incidents of “killings by police” in the country.

Rights activists, left-leaning politicians and civil society members yesterday called upon the government for bringing constitutional change to recognise the country’s ethnic minorities as “indigenous”.

Two workers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a water tank in Harbatali area under Akbar Shah Police Station in Chattogram city this morning.