The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that issued an injunction on use of the word “commission” in the name of any private rights

Md Belayet Hossain, freedom fighter and senior deputy managing director of Bashundhara Group, passed away yesterday morning while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital Dhaka.

“I’ve come from the PMO. I am an adviser to the prime minister.”

Potter families in Mymensingh are struggling to survive as they cannot sell their products amid coronavirus outbreak.

Sixty-four-year-old Habibur Rahman came to Dhaka from Narsingdi in 1988. For the past 32 years, he has been selling books around the city, and now, to the elderly man’s amazement, he is selling books online with the help of his son.

Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique has been made chairman of the board of directors of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the state-run news agency.

On an average, more than two women were raped every day in the last six months in Bangladesh, a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) said today.

Seven members of a human trafficking gang were shown arrested today in a case filed over the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya on May 28.

Work to build the country’s first ever heliport at city’s Ashkona has started, Mohibul Haque, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism said today.

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to remove the obscene content and films from the OTT (over-the-top) platforms across the country in seven days.

A virtual court in Dhaka has rejected a bail petition of Mosaddek Hanif Swad, owner of Mayur-2launch that hit and sank another vessel at Buriganga River on June 29, killing at least 34 passengers.

Renowned singer and one of the most recognisable playback voices, Andrew Kishore, was laid to eternal rest at Rajshahi City Church’s cemetery around noon today.

The High Court has directed the United Hospital authorities to give Tk 30 lakh to each of the families of four victims -- out of five -- who were killed in a fire at its isolation unit on May 27.

A Dhaka court has placed JKG Health Care Chief Executive Officer Ariful Chowdhury and one of his associates Sayeed Chowdhury on four-day remand each in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.

Uber announces that it has enlisted more than 5,000 vehicles on its platform to provide efficient, convenient and affordable transportation for riders, along with creating livelihood opportunities for its drivers.

Nurul Islam, chairman of Jamuna Group, one of the biggest conglomerates in the country, was laid to eternal rest with state honour in the capital’s Banani graveyard yesterday.

The Ministry of Fisheries and livestock yesterday decided to take strict steps to stop smuggling of sacrificial animals from India.

Shabab Chowdhury, son of lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury of Noakhali-4 constituency, has rammed a police patrol van with his car in Chattogram city’s Lalkhan Bazar area, and locked into an altercation with police personnel.

Jatiya Party yesterday observed the first death anniversary of its founder HM Ershad through various programmes maintaining social distance and health directives in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

They owned 20 houses, 128 apartments and 25 acres of land in Dhaka and its nearby areas.