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.

The ruling Awami League-backed four councillor candidates, including two for reserved women seats, have already been elected unopposed in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections scheduled for January 30.

Fire breaks out at a readymade garment factory in Konabari area of Gazipur city.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says communalism is the main impediment to building a Sonar Bangla dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, while BNP is a patron of communalism.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have busted a factory of manufacturing fake currency in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area.

Police claims to have arrested five persons including four alleged rapists in connection with a case filed for gang-rape of a 13-year-old girl in Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka last night.

The returning officers allot electoral symbols to the mayoral candidates for contesting elections to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of the great leader.

The first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, begins on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi after Fazr prayers.

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking a ban on the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the elections, claiming that the ordinance that allows its use is unconstitutional.

Saima Wazed Hossain, chairperson of Bangladesh National Advisory Committee for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, yesterday called upon guardians to remain alert so that their children cannot get addicted to social media.

A human chain formed by Jolashoy-Joladhar Rakkha Committee yesterday issued an ultimatum of one month to knock down illegal structures set up on the banks of Karnaphuli River.