Sylhet International Trade Fair (SITF) began on the city’s Sheikh Russel Mini Stadium in Shahi Eidgah area yesterday.

President Abdul Hamid returned home yesterday afternoon, wrapping up his 11-day visit to Uruguay and England.

Women’s Mathematics Olympiad Committee and AF Mujibur Rahman Foundation is set to organise the “Women’s Mathematics Olympiad 2020” to mark the International Women’s Day today. This will be the fourth iteration of the event.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the celebrations of “Mujib Borsho” will not be successful keeping Khaleda Zia in jail.

Three weeks have passed since Munni Rahman and her two children were murdered in Dhaka’s Dakshinkhan. Yet, Munni’s husband Raquib Uddin Bhuiyan, the prime suspect, remains traceless.

Many Awami League rebel candidates for the Chattogram City Corporation councillor race are determined to contest the polls, despite the party’s strict order of not to do so.

Breaking away from conservative societal norms, more and more women are taking control of their vehicles on the roads in Chattogram, both in the city and across the district.

Development work is an inseparable part of urbanisation. It is inevitable that sometimes even the busiest footpaths will have to be blocked, for the sake of maintaining the asphalt or repairing the utility lines that run underneath.

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman yesterday said the government will purchase equipment worth Tk 17 crore to boost the country’s capacity to fight disasters.

A speech-impaired seven-year-old was raped in the city’s Kamrangirchar area last night.

Three weeks have passed since the murders of Munni Rahman and her two children in Dhaka’s Dakshin Khan. The prime suspect, Munni’s husband Raquib Uddin Bhuiyan, still remains traceless.

Two more bodies have been recovered following capsize of two boats carrying a bridal party in Rajshahi’s Sreerampur last evening.

Bodies of two minor sisters are found from their residence in Dakshin Goran area of Dhaka.

Two people were killed and two were injured after a lightning bolt struck them at Anforer Danga area of Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila early yesterday.

Senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed yesterday said their party chairperson Khaleda Zia will never be freed from jail without the “will” of the government, as the judiciary is now not ‘independent’.

Bangladesh Garment Sramik Sanghati yesterday demanded sexual harassment-free and fear-free workplace, where they can do their jobs with dignity.

Holy Cross College and Notre Dame College debate clubs won the USAID International Women’s Day Debate Competition 2020 yesterday.

Speakers at a seminar yesterday said a social change is necessary to stop violence against women and ensure their equal rights.

In yet another case of gang culture in the capital, a youth lost his life while a teenager has been held on charge of the murder.

The election to Chattogram City Corporation is scheduled to be held on March 29 with campaigning starting on March 9.