Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will monitor mosquito control activities engaging 11 teams, in a bid to curb the mosquito menace, from March 7.

The stand release of Pirojpur district and sessions judge after denying bail of a former lawmaker and his wife and another judge granting them bail hours later have posed serious questions about the independence of the judiciary, rights body Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) says.

A Dhaka court has set March 9 for delivery of verdict in the case over rape and murder of schoolgirl Samia Afrin Saima.

A deputy secretary of labour and employment ministry has been found dead at his residence at the government officers' quarter on Bailey Road in Dhaka.

At least 20 students have been injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League at Chittagong University, over establishing supremacy on campus.

The High Court directs the government to form an enquiry committee to find out the reasons behind the deaths of 33 animals and birds at the wildlife conservation centre in Tilagarh Eco Park of Sylhet and the persons responsible for the deaths.

Necessary security measures have been taken across the country, marking “Mujib Borsho”, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said yesterday.

Md Zaker from Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar grew up in a family with never-ending financial crisis.

A digital repository on the partition containing writings and memories of people who have experienced 1947 and 1971 was inaugurated by Netaji Subhas Open University, India.

BNP’s mayoral candidate Shahadat Hossain demanded that the Election Commission change the date of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) elections as many people may leave the city getting a three-day weekend before the polls day.

In another day of tragedy on the road, five people were killed and at least 24 injured in separate accidents across the country yesterday, report our district correspondents.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) yesterday issued a set of directives to the authorities concerned for taking necessary measures to address seasonal diseases in summer and monsoon and ensuring smooth services for people during the upcoming Ramadan.

A High Court bench yesterday dropped from its hearing list a petition filed by Tanvir Rahman, seeking cancellation of trial proceeding against him in journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi murder case.

In a government study conducted in Kushtia, Jhenidah, Khulna and Jashore, it was found that over 98 percent healthcare centres in the districts have no proper water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities.

The government banned three-wheelers plying on highways in August, 2015. Almost five years have gone by during which multiple High Court orders were issued, but these small slow vehicles are still readily available on national and regional highways of Sylhet.

Workers of a closed readymade garment factory in Ashulia demonstrated yesterday, demanding resumption of the plant and increase in their pay.

Twenty-five tokay geckos, which were rescued from Sylhet’s Zakiganj upazila in December last year, were released at the district’s Khadimnagar National Park yesterday afternoon.

The government is planning to form a separate police unit to ensure security at metro rail stations which are currently under construction.

Defending champions Portugal have been drawn with 2018 World Cup winners France and runners-up Croatia for the 2020-2021 UEFA Nations League after a live ceremony in Amsterdam.

The High Court yesterday directed Department of Immigration and Passports to issue a passport to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice President Nurul Haque Nur in three days.