Salina Akhter, 32, a resident Muradpur in Dhaka, has been suffering from kidney disease for a long time.

Saima Wazed Hossain has been listed as one of the “Innovative Women Leaders in Global Mental Health” by Columbia University’s Global Mental Health Program’s publication blog “Five on Friday.”

A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) died in a hospital yesterday morning, hours after taking rat poison at his room in Shahporan Hall of the university.

Buying and selling of birds is rampant on Dhaka-Sylhet highway. Professional and seasonal bird hunters gather to do business in Nabiganj upazila area of Habiganj district, selling off the creatures for people’s consumption.

At least five people were killed in road accidents across the country in the last two days, our correspondents report.

Members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Jagannath University (JnU) unit came under attack yesterday allegedly by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) when they brought out a procession on the campus, demanding release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Terming climate change and Rohingya crisis major threats for Bangladesh, Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said both pose colossal multidimensional consequences and would potentially impact the entire security architecture.

With only one day left for the by-polls to Rangpur-3 constituency, senior leaders of Jatiya Party (JP) have held a meeting with local leaders and activists to put aside their differences and work together to make sure that their candidate win the election.

A case was filed with Shah Makhdum Police Station in Rajshahi yesterday for provoking the death by suicide of Liza Rahman who set herself on fire outside the police facility on Saturday and passed away on Wednesday.

The body of Farid Uddin Ahmed, who died in a Slovakian forest during a journey to enter France from Ukraine, was returned to his home in Sylhet.

Rajshahi University (RU) pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Choudhury M Zakaria yesterday claimed that he was not involved in any kind of corruption regarding recruitment.

History of the Sultans in Bengali Region

A Dhaka court yesterday placed online gambling ringleader Salim Prodhan and his two associates on four-day remand each, in connection with a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.

A Rab member was killed while another was injured as a truck hit the motorbike they were on at Kakrail intersection in the city early yesterday.

Members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal yesterday staged a symbolic protest by sitting on the floor of Madhur Canteen, as all the tables were occupied by Chhatra League activists.

A preventive team of Dhaka Customs House seizes 73 iPhone 11 Pro worth about Tk 1.20 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Two eighth grade students drown in a canal at Aftabnagar in Dhaka.

A top leader of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islam Bangladesh and two others have been placed on a four-day remand each in connection with a case filed for attempting to reorganise the banned outfit.

Saima Wazed Hossain, chairperson of Bangladesh National Advisory Committee for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, has been listed among 100 “Innovative Women Leaders in Global Mental Health”.

A Barguna court asks police to seize movable wealth of eight fugitive accused in a case filed for killing Rifat Sharif in front of his wife in broad daylight on June 26.