Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Col (retd) Oli Ahmed yesterday called upon party leaders and activists to be ready to start a protest to “free people from the misrule of this government”.

New York senators want to be the messengers of a youthful and positive Bangladesh, which is witnessing a significant growth in economic and social sectors, and facilitate more business and educational exchanges between the two countries.

A national adolescent and youth conclave was held at Bangla Academy in the capital recently by Unite for Body Rights (UBR) Bangladesh Alliance.

Jamuna, the female gharial in Rajshahi Zoo, laid eggs after two years of a pioneering attempt for captive breeding of the freshwater reptile that is listed as “critically endangered” on the IUCN Red List.

Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) is cleaning up spilled oil from Karnaphuli river, following a collision between an oil tanker and a lighter vessel on early Friday.

Littering continues to ruin the beauty and environment of the capital due to apathy of the authorities concerned, lack of awareness among people and absence of law enforcement, according to experts.

From the Sultanate period, Dhaka witnessed many mosques built on its land, and that tradition was continued with utmost conviction -- to make the city full of places to pray -- throughout the Mughal era. They were definitely successful as Dhaka is commonly known as a “city of mosques”.

Today marks the 25th death anniversary of Rokeya Begum, mother of Hasan Jahid Tusher, a deputy press secretary to the prime minister, says a press release.

Undergraduate level admission test for the academic session of 2019-20 of Chittagong University will begin today and will continue till October 31.

Academic activities at nearly 300 government primary schools in Cumilla are being hampered due to the shortage of headteachers and teachers.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home on Sunday, wrapping up her four-day official visit to Azerbaijan.

Bangladesh Bharatia Oikya Parishad, an organisation of tenants, and Bangladesh Ganatantrik Mukti Andolan call upon the government to properly enforce the House Rent Control Act 1991, for insuring rights of the tenants.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has joined general debate of the 18th NAM Summit at Plenary Hall of Baku Congress Centre on the second day of the summit.

Many of the 200 Bangladeshi workers forcibly who were sent back from Saudi Arabia have said they were deported despite having legal documents.

The late Autumn showers across Dhaka and many other parts of the country caused by a low in the Bay of Bengal is likely to linger till tomorrow, Bangladesh Meteorology Department says.

Algeria will reopen its diplomatic mission in Dhaka to boost its trade and commerce with Bangladesh.

Actor Misha Sawdagor has been re-elected president of Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samiti, defeating actress Arifa Pervin Zaman Moushumi in the biennial election.

Every month, councillors of Dhaka North City Corporation hold a meeting at Nagar Bhaban in Gulshan to discuss various issues of their wards. The meetings are headed by DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam.

Delay in police investigation into the murder of Narayanganj teenager Tanwir Muhammad Taqi reflected the state’s indifference in providing justice in some incidents, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

Three Bangladeshi teenagers, who were jailed in India for a year, have returned to the country through Benapole check-post on Thursday.