Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) has again increased water tariff for residential and commercial use.

A robber was killed in a gunfight in Monirampur upazila of Jashore, police say.

A suspected human trafficker has been detained and 16 Rohingyas have been rescued from Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar as they attempted to go to Malaysia.

A woman dies in fire at a building in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area.

In a bid to develop driving skills among aspirant migrant workers, 61 technical training centres (TTCs) under the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) received as many training cars yesterday.

The month-long Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela has traditionally been a debut ground for young, budding writers, and an avenue of opportunity for them to put their literary works in front of thousands of book lovers.

Cinema can provoke its audience out of passivity and into critical thought, and rather than being partisan commentary or political propaganda, the art form can help people dispel propaganda, said Prof Naadir Junaid of Dhaka University’s Department of Mass Communication and Journalism yesterday.

The ongoing shifts in global trends on different aspects including changing economies for fourth industrial revolution, rise of populism and pandemics like coronavirus have emerged as challenges, particularly for lesser-developed countries like Bangladesh, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.

Today is the twelfth death anniversary of Imran Rahman, former managing director and chief executive officer of Brac Bank Ltd.

A mobile court of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakhya (Rajuk) partially dismantled five buildings in Narayanganj yesterday for constructing the structures without its approval.

Khandakar Abdul Malek Shahidullah, a Language Movement veteran from Mymensingh, is undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

An SSC examinee, who was electrocuted while walking on an under-construction footbridge to cross Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Savar on February 23, succumbed to his burns at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.

Awami League nominated mayor candidate Rezaul Karim Chowdhury and BNP’s candidate Shahadat Hossain submitted their nomination papers to the returning officer of Chattogram City Corporation polls yesterday.

Eight people -- including four officers of Savar Police Station -- were sued yesterday on charges of releasing the kidnappers of publisher and editor of a monthly magazine.

Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined Cumilla University Tk 3 lakh for cutting hills, violating the law.

The government must take immediate steps to save the Karnaphuli and Halda rivers from pollution and encroachment for the greater good of the country, said speakers yesterday.

India is pressing upon Myanmar for safe, secure and sustainable return of Rohingyas to Rakhine State, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly yesterday.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will investigate the alleged illegal wealth amassed by expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia, ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood says.

A Cox’s Bazar court has framed charges against 97 alleged yaba peddlers in a case filed under the narcotics control act.

A Bangladeshi aspirant pilgrim will have to spend a minimum of Tk 3,61,800 to perform hajj this year under private management, around Tk 17,000 more than the previous year.