The 20th death anniversary of Syed Mahbubul Haque (Benu Mia), a prominent freedom fighter in Magura, will be observed today.

The regional round of the eleventh National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad 2019 was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday.

The condition of renowned academic Prof Ajoy Roy, who has been on artificial ventilation support at the capital’s Birdem Hospital since Wednesday, is still critical, said doctors.

A schoolgirl is found hanging from the ceiling fan at her house in Jashore town.

Over one lakh dengue-infected people received treatment at different hospitals across the country since January this year, says Directorate General of Health Services in a regular update.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave Dhaka for Madrid on Sunday on a three-day official visit to Spain to join the “Heads of State and Government Summit” of the 25th Annual Conference of Parties (COP25).

Police arrest three BNP leaders from Jatiya Press Club area in connection with a case filed on charges of vandalism and police assault during Tuesday’s clash near High Court.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday opened four newly-completed development projects, including installation of solar panels in CHT’s remote areas and a national data centre in Kaliakair.

Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said man-made pollution, contamination and natural disasters pose challenges to sustainable maritime development.

A man died after falling into the elevator shaft of a high-rise in Karwan Bazar area early yesterday.

Military Chief of Staff of Saudi Arabia Gen Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh General Aziz Ahmed at Army Headquarters in Dhaka yesterday.

A teacher of Dhaka University’s economics department, who was sent on forced leave in 2017, was staging sit-in in front of the department chairman’s room for the third consecutive day yesterday -- demanding to be reinstated to his duties.

The UN Refugee Agency yesterday said it is extremely difficult to set a timeline for creation of conducive environment for the return of Rohingyas.

National Human Rights Commission will launch an online complaint management system to help people in remote areas to lodge their grievances without any hassle, commission chairperson Nasima Begum said yesterday.

Five people were killed in separate accidents across three districts yesterday.

The Department of Environment (DoE) in a drive yesterday demolished five brick kilns and fined the owners Tk 12 lakh each for causing massive environmental pollution in Dautia area of Dhamrai under Dhaka district.

Some 80,000 people who have been facing crisis of drinkable water in Satkhira’s Ashashuni, will get pure drinking water at an affordable price.

Three and a half kilometres of road from Digarkanda bypass to Charpara intersection where the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway starts, is now illuminated at night to ensure the safety of pedestrians.

Two police officials were closed from Kawalipara police outpost under Dhamrai Police Station on Wednesday evening.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked special branch (SB) of police to prevent incumbent director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Mahbubul Anam to go abroad.