Qulkhwani of Zubeda Khalil Rahman will be held at Old DOHS community centre after the Maghrib prayers on Thursday, says a press release.

With bright lights all around, colourful seating arrangements to watch the sun rise or set, ample number of jetties stretching from shore into the water and a wide boardwalk to stroll with family or friends, Patenga beach has become a much sought-after destination not just for port city residents but for others too.

The regional office of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited in Gazipur yesterday cut off about 1,500 metres of illegal gas lines in Kewa Bazar area of the city, following drives on three different spots.

United Hospital yesterday observed World Heart Day by conducting free health check-ups at its lobby, said a press release.

Three people died and six were injured in road accidents during the last two days, our correspondents and news agencies report.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) spent more money than any other political party during campaigning for the 11th parliamentary polls held, shows Election Commission data unveiled yesterday.

The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday asked Sanwar Siraj, an assistant professor of government and politics department, to refrain from all academic and administrative activities temporarily.

A Chattogram court yesterday sentenced three persons to life term imprisonment for raping a woman in Hathazari around two years ago.

Dr Md Sabur Khan, founder and chairman of Daffodil International University (DIU) and Daffodil Family, presented his keynote speech at Sustainable Education Meeting 2019 during the opening week of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 25-27, says a press release.

About 78 percent of the cases lodged with village courts of 27 districts were disposed of in last two years, officials said yesterday.

Smoking once or a 100 times a day poses similar risks for the heart, cardiac specialists said at a discussion yesterday, referring to studies.

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday echoed the home minister’s remark, made on Saturday, over Dhaka South Jubo League President Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and asked people to wait and find out whether Samrat was arrested.

Dhaka University’s Bijoy Ekattor Hall authorities have suspended a student for beating up a fresher with a cricket stump.

Intermittent rains, triggered by monsoon, inundate roads in some parts of capital Dhaka, causing sufferings to commuters since this afternoon.

Farid Uddin Rumee, one of members of “Neo-JMB” cell, has confessed that he and four others were involved in carrying out attacks on police in capital Dhaka in the last five months.

A Bangladeshi student has won a bronze medal in ‘Robot in movie’ category of International Robot D Challenge in South Korea.

The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) temporary imposes a ban on import, production and sale of Ranitidine in Bangladesh.

India has announced a ban on export of onions with immediate effect and a slew of other steps to help improve availability of the kitchen staple and contain its soaring price in domestic markets.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) Vice Chancellor Prof Khondoker Md Nasiruddin leaves the university campus several hours after University Grants Commission (UGC) recommended withdrawal of the VC based on evidence of irregularities and corruption.

Bangladesh Nodi Bachao Andolon has submitted Memorandum of Understanding to the deputy commissioners of all 64 districts across the country with a 17-point demand to protect rivers from encroachers.