The country does not want to face any situation which might affect secularism, Dr Gowher Rizvi, foreign affairs adviser to the prime minister, has said.

One more person who was injured in the fire that broke out at Eskaton's Dilu Road last Thursday died at a hospital in Dhaka today, raising the death toll to five.

The High Court yesterday issued five directives in order to prevent spreading of rumour and mob beating, saying that the home ministry will continue campaigning through the electronic media against mob beating and will identify the perpetrators and take appropriate actions.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday observed that his party now lacks true activists amid the increasing number of leaders mostly driven by the greed for power and money.

Kamruz-zaman Vashkar, a multiple award winning digital artist and animator who had his work featured in “Meena”, was diagnosed with kidney illness in 2012. Through the years, his condition deteriorated, eventually leading him into dialysis in 2017.

Nomination papers of seven mayoral candidates for Chattogram City Corporation election were ruled legal by the regional election office yesterday.

With the aim to raise awareness on coronavirus (COVID-19), a seminar was held at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on Wednesday.

South African anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela’s saying “The youths of today are the leaders of tomorrow” remains true in every sense even today. When they aspire to be leaders – be it in politics, economy or society -- or become professionals, they need to learn the skills relevant to their field.

Dhaka won the title of “OIC Youth Capital 2020”, marking a significant recognition for the country in the youth sector.

The High Court yesterday summoned Shariatpur’s Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Nezam Uddin, directing him to appear before it on March 29 for recording confessional statements of three accused in a murder case at the same time in violation of law.

The ambassadors of three Nordic countries -- Denmark, Norway and Sweden -- have promised a stronger partnership with Bangladesh with a focus on green growth and increased investment flow.

The High Court yesterday wanted to know former National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH)officials’ details including their present addresses and status, who were found negligent in preserving and protecting hospital equipment.

The unidentified perpetrators who carried out the attack at a traffic police box in Chattogram’s Sholoshahar gate-2 on Friday had reconned the area multiple times before, said investigators.

Eight people died in separate road accidents across the country yesterday.

Sometimes, it only takes a moment for the joys of life to turn into disaster. This is certainly true for a road accident that killed four school students at Netrakona on Saturday night.

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A Dhaka court yesterday again asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit by March 24 the probe report of a case filed against expelled Jubo League leader Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan over amassing wealth through illegal means.

Forty-four eminent citizens demanded unconditional release of Baul singer Shariat Sarkar who have been in jail since January 11 in a case filed under the Digital Security Act, on the charge of hurting religious sentiment.

The month-long Amar Ekushey Granthamela, which ended on Saturday, witnessed the highest number of newly published books. However, no new title was released by Dhaka University (DU) publication, bringing into question why the university is lagging in the publishing scene.

A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday challenging the legality of Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) decision that instructed the scheduled banks to set a maximum nine percent interest rate on all loans except credit cards.