On creating a women friendly Dhaka

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, has urged the UN Security Council to bring an end to crimes against humanity and genocide.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka today for Abu Dhabi on a three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend “Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week”, “Zayed Sustainable Awards Ceremony” and other programmes.

Despite public and private initiatives, violence against women continues to escalate, which indicates a failure of the state and society, said activists of Naripokkho, a women’s rights platform.

The government is going to identify “outstanding” recruiting agents based on their track record under a new monitoring mechanism -- aiming to efficiently promote human resource export.

Demonstrating students yesterday marched to the crime scene in the capital’s Kurmitola, demanding a speedy trial to ensure justice for the Dhaka University student who was raped on January 5.

At least 7,855 people are killed and 13,330 others injured in 5,516 road accidents across the country in 2019, Jatri Kalyan Samity says in its annual report.

Rapid Action Battalion claims to have arrested the main accused of the case filed for gang-rape of a 13-year-old girl in Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka.

The foggy weather that stated this morning is likely to continue for two or three more days across the country, says Met office.

The national Vitamin 'A' plus campaign is underway across the country, aiming to feed vitamin A plus capsules to 2.10 crore children aged between six to 59 months.

A 11-year-old girl is gang-raped allegedly by four youths in Dhaka’s Bhatara area.

Stating that there is no room for autocracy in independent Bangladesh, Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday said people must take risks to protect democracy.

It seems practically impossible to find an area inside Dhaka without noise pollution, as evident by a recent study -- that collected data from 70 neighbourhoods in the city and found sound levels higher than permissible levels in every one of them.

After 14 long years of the institution’s establishment, Jagannath University (JnU) is set to hold its first convocation today, and graduates will finally get to relish the much-awaited event.

Today marks the sixth death anniversary of Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman, who served as the chief of the caretaker government prior to the 1996 general election.

Two ward councillor candidates and two other candidates for reserved women councillor seats in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) have been elected unopposed.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said Awami League leaders and activists will abide by the code of conduct of the Election Commission (EC) in the Dhaka city corporation polls.

Namaz-e-janaza of Dr Md Mozzamel Hossain, a freedom fighter and Awami League lawmaker, was held at Bagerhat Sheikh Helal Uddin Stadium yesterday.

A pangolin was rescued from Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj on Thursday afternoon.

Dozens of illegal brick kilns have resumed operations in Savar and Dhamrai on the outskirts of Dhaka, days after the Department of Environment (DoE) had fined the owners, due to the authorities’ failure to fully destroy those, and lack of monitoring.