Five students were hospitalised and nine fell sick till yesterday evening, as the hunger strike, demanding resignation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) vice chancellor, continues.

Researchers in Chattogram have found that around 75 percent of Covid-19 patients at two major port city hospitals were infected by the Omicron variant.

Dr Shanthi Bansal has joined United Hospital as director of medical services from January 2022, said a press release.

Police are interrogating murdered actor Raima Islam Shimu’s husband and his friend to confirm whether the killing was pre-planned.

He used to trick unemployed youths promising them jobs at Australian ports and in Canada. For that, all they had to do is train at Chattogram’s Marine Academy.

Bangladeshis will continue to have the opportunity of applying for employment in Italy through the legal process as seasonal and non-seasonal workers in various sectors.

BNP yesterday termed the government’s allegation of recruiting lobbyists abroad to campaign against Bangladesh “baseless” and “fabricated”. 

Cloning credit card of citizens of around 40 countries, a transnational syndicate has been withdrawing money from ATM booths of different countries.

A total of 200 transport workers got Covid-19 jabs yesterday, the first day of a special drive to bring the workers under the vaccination programme.

Rights activists, politicians and social workers yesterday in a protest meeting demanded a credible investigative commission for incidents of disappearance.

Habibur Rahman, a senior reporter of the daily Shomoyer Alo, died in an accident in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel early yesterday.

The Daily Star and IPDC have called for nominations for the sixth edition of “Unsung Women Nation Builders” awards.

Taltala canal, once a two kilometre-long vital waterbody flowing through Khulna city, is approaching extinction due to indiscriminate garbage dumping.

Nilphamari’s history carries a deep wound from the colonial era. During that period, its farmers were compelled to cultivate indigo in the face of torture from British traders.

BNP yesterday said the draft law on the Election Commission (EC) formation will not yield any positive outcome as the party thinks it will only protect the interests of the ruling party.

The government has decided to investigate the source of BNP’s lobbying money, amounting to at least $3.75 million, that BNP spent in the last several years to campaign against Bangladesh, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam yesterday.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday said it is necessary to finalise the law regarding formation of the Election Commission (EC), incorporating opinions of civil society and all stakeholders.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday told parliament that democracy needs to be made more effective by establishing transparency and accountable good governance by ensuring proper participation of people in all government activities.

Irregularities, electoral code violation and vote boycotting by independent candidates marked the municipal polls at Natore and Chattogram’s Banshkhali yesterday.

Six people were killed and three were injured in road accidents in three districts during the last two days.