Law enforcers arrest four members including head of northern region of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Shibganj upazila in Bogura.

Chattogram Wasa has appointed a Malaysian consulting firm ERINCO to design its sewerage system and supervise the construction work.

Police in Chattogram yesterday claimed that banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir is now recruiting members of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) through conducting secret campaigns at different educational institutions of the port city.

Air pollution in Dhaka is getting worse every day, as is evident from the city being ranked worst in terms of Air Quality Index (AQI).

Gono Bishwabidyalay Film Society is going to republish their film magazine titled 16MM, marking its 20th founding anniversary.

Workers of the nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna yesterday staged a demonstration to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of due salary and implementation of the wage commission.

While serving as a municipality councillor, 45-year-old Dolhar Hossain realised that a certain level of education is essential for effective involvement in public service, so he enrolled at a secondary school in Rajshahi in his mid-forties.

Dr Arshad Mansoor has been appointed to the post of president at Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

The lawn of the Italian ambassador’s residence in the capital last night turned into a celebration of Italian cuisine, where regional delicacies from across the country were featured, with the aim of promoting healthy eating and Mediterranean diet.

From now on, the journey to Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport from Sadarghat will take less than 30 minutes -- an otherwise excruciating experience of around two hours due to perennial gridlocks.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged all to forge a greater unity against all types of syndicates of dishonest persons and organisations.

Highlighting the necessity of innovative ideas, Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said the government is working to ensure equal facilities for all.

While undertaking plans and policies regarding urbanisation, the government should look at poor, low and lower-middle income groups so that they are having “liveable” housing, urban expert Prof Nazrul Islam said yesterday.

BNP yesterday voiced its discontent at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, alleging that she did not raise the issue of ensuring fair share of water from the Teesta River during her Friday’s meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Stating that 83 percent women face abuse from public transport staff on the streets, Road Safety Foundation yesterday called for formulating a gender-responsible guideline for the transport sector.

With more and more open spaces being grabbed, children are living in the confines of their homes spending more time with electronic gadgets and in front of TVs, which is seriously impeding their physical and mental development.

Seven special tribunals for trial of human trafficking-related cases will be formed soon, said Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday.

Customs officials yesterday seized over seven kgs of gold and detained a Biman Bangladesh Airlines employee, in two separate drives at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Newly elected chairman of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash vows to set in his political odyssey to make younger generations to come out of the stance ‘I hate politics’ and imbue them with Bangabandhu’s ideology to build the nation.

President M Abdul Hamid urges the countrymen to forge unity against the dishonest traders, profiteers, plunderers and hoarders who create fake crisis of essentials.