Mock voting using electronic voting machines (EVM) will be held today at all voting centres of Dhaka.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said some 35 Chinese nationals working on the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project are under observation, as they returned to the construction site after outbreak of coronavirus in China.

With only two days to go for Dhaka city corporation elections, BNP’s mayoral nominee for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Ishraque Hossain spent a hectic day of electioneering, raising a strong demand for establishing level playing field.

AL supporters of two DNCC councillor candidates engaged in a clash in Gulshan-1 area yesterday, while mayoral candidate of the party Atiqul Islam was present.

Although the weather was cloudy and foggy yesterday, election campaign of the city corporation polls continued in full swing amid enthusiasm and festivity.

The district administration and Department of Environment (DoE) demolished an illegal brick kiln in Cumilla yesterday.

The UN and global humanitarian community have lauded Bangladesh’s decision to expand the access to formal education for Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.

The High Court yesterday cancelled appointments of three teachers of Crop Science and Technology Department of Rajshahi University, as they were appointed without recommendation from the relevant planning committee of the department.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that she keeps watch on everything that is happening in the city and the country, although she moves with security protocol.

The High Court yesterday denied bail to suspended department of prisons Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Bazlur Rashid in connection with a corruption case. The case was filed over amassing Tk 3.08 crore beyond the known source of his income.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent two Cameroon nationals to jail, in a case lodged over recovering fake Bangladeshi Taka from their possessions.

University of Asia Pacific’s (UAP) Office of International Affairs recently organised a panel discussion on its campus on “Keywords: Education, Empowerment, Development, International Settings” where students and educationists participated, said a press release. Eight student ambassadors from eight departments of UAP participated in the discussion.

A teenage girl was allegedly raped in Shreepur upazila of Gazipur on Tuesday.

The High Court yesterday directed authorities concerned of the government to immediately appoint doctors to fill the 117 vacant posts in prisons across the country.

LGRD Minister Tazul Islam yesterday told parliament that a new project is underway for approval allocating Tk 20 crore in each constituency to conduct development works as per the recommendations of local lawmakers in their areas.

In the age of social media, the risks that affect journalists also affect citizens, speakers said at the launch of an online course on media law, media ethics and digital rights at hotel Amari Dhaka yesterday, a press release said.

Urging all not to pay heed to rumours of question paper leak, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni yesterday said there will be no incident of question paper leak this year in the upcoming Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations.

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) Tk 10.38 crore on charges of damaging environment and binding capacity of hills in a road construction project.

The Election Commission will hold mock voting using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at all voting centres of Dhaka on Thursday, ahead of the upcoming Dhaka North and South city corporation elections scheduled for February 1.

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) says no case of novel coronavirus has been detected after three suspected people were tested in the institute.