On September 23, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the “Vaccine Hero 2019” award in recognition of Bangladesh’s outstanding success in immunising children. To mark this achievement, Health Service Department of the Health and Family Welfare Ministry arranged a celebration event on Wednesday at the capital’s Krishibid Institution Bangladesh.

A programme marking Kathin Chibar Dan, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Buddhist community in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region ended yesterday.

The 100th anniversary of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to Sylhet ended with festivities as people from all walks of life celebrated the occasion.

Cranes are special birds, sometimes called “the birds of heaven.” Because of their large size, grace and beauty, cranes are well-loved. Many cultures hold them in high esteem.

If you go to Motijheel and look for the proverbial “jheel” the financial hub of the capital is named after, you will be disappointed.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said market price of onion will come down after 50,000 tonnes of the vegetable arrives from Egypt.

The authorities of National University (NU) have postponed all the examinations scheduled for tomorrow "due to severe cyclonic storm Bulbul."

The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed across the country due to “Cyclone Bulbul”.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended operations of all types of river vessels on all inner routes ahead of the cyclone ‘Bulbul’ that my hit Bangladesh tomorrow evening.

A preventive team of Dhaka Customs House detain three passengers with 2.560 kilogramme of gold and 10 mobile phone sets at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

House help Surovi Akhter Nahida yesterday confessed to a magistrate that she alone killed the elderly woman and another domestic worker as they did not allow her to leave.

The High Court yesterday refused to direct the Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) to allow a visually impaired candidate a writer at the time of examination for the post of an assistant judge.

The High Court yesterday set November 14 for holding a hearing on probe reports over the incident of a ferry delay, which led to the death of Titash Ghosh, 13, in an ambulance on its way to Dhaka on July 25.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government barred freedom fighter Sadeque Hossain Khoka from entering the country when he was alive.

Three trans-border syndicates have been smuggling arms into Bangladesh from India using the Putkhali border point of Jashore for last five years, the Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday claimed to have unearthed.

Myanmar’s membership at the Indian Ocean Rim Association was declined as Bangladesh opposed it, citing Myanmar’s non-cooperation and lack of commitment to repatriate Rohingyas.

Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka organised a charity event to raise money and awareness for the unprivileged children in the country.

Colonel (retired) Mia Mohammad Jahangir, psc of Bangladesh Army, passed away at 9:15am on Wednesday at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. He was 76.

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) in Sylhet conducted a drive yesterday morning against stone crushing operations, which were running illegally on the bank of River Surma in Kadamtali Ferighat area in the city.

The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the authorities concerned to hold the election to Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) today.