Two people are killed after they were hit by a train in Nakhalpara area of Tejgaon, Dhaka.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecasted light rain in some parts of the country in next 72 hours.

Mentioning that those who assaulted Ducsu vice-president Nurul Haque Nur and his followers are being arrested, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the government will investigate why he is being attacked repeatedly.

Around 30 to 35 people including Muktijuddho Moncho leaders Aminul Islam Bulbul and Al Mamun are sued in connection to the attack on Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur and his supporters on Sunday.

Three days after he took charge of Road Transport and Bridges Ministry for the third term in January, Obaidul Quader had said bringing the road transport sector under discipline will be his first priority.

Sunday’s attack on Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur and his associates yesterday drew strong condemnation from eminent citizens, rights activists and organisations.

People in Dhaka breathed in clean air on only nine days out of the last 13 months, according to a recent study by Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS).

Dilruba Selim, daughter of late Sarwar Jahan Chowdhury and wife of AYM Selim, former country director of UNDP Sri Lanka, passed away on December 19 in New York.

Today is the third death anniversary of Shaikh Muzibur Rahman, former additional chief engineer of Public Works Department.

Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for giving him the charge of Joint General Secretary of Awami League, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said he would uphold the faith and confidence that the Awami League President has placed on him.

Former chief justice Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury was laid to rest yesterday after a series of namaz-e-janazas and tributes in Dhaka and Sylhet.

Banned militant outfit Allahr Dal had been actively recruiting members in Gaibandha, “giving invitations” to 1,500 people including 500 women over three years, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said yesterday.

At least five people were killed in road accidents across the country during the last two days, report our correspondents and a news agency.

The government is going to introduce a new intercity train on Dhaka-Jamalpur route in January, three months after Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan gave its announcement.

BNP yesterday expressed their apprehension about the Election Commission’s “hasty” announcement of the schedule for the polls to the two Dhaka city corporations.

Around 127 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government is working for the welfare of people of all religions.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to file three cases against former Awami League lawmaker of Pirojpur AKMA Awal, for misappropriating khas (government) land.

The cabinet yesterday gave final approval to the drafts of two separate laws, for setting up a science and technology university in Chandpur and an agriculture university in Habiganj.

Two security guards yesterday confessed to magistrates that they strangled Chinese national Jianhui Gao to death in his Banani flat and looted Tk 3.49 lakh on December 10.