At least four people were killed and five injured in road accidents in three districts during the last two days, our correspondents and news agencies report.

Forest Department is felling some 1,221 fully-grown trees in the name of widening two roads in Dhaka’s Dhamrai, although any road expansion project is yet to be taken.

A house painter died after falling off a school’s roof at Lohagara upazila in Chattogram yesterday morning.

Terming Khaleda Zia the heartbeat of 16 crore people, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the present autocratic government will not be able to keep Khaleda behind bars for long.

A youth was stabbed to death yesterday, allegedly by a group of armed miscreants at Bagmara village in Rupsha upazila of Khulna district.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP should thank Awami League and Sheikh Hasina.

Two arrestees yesteraday gave confessional statements before a court in connection with the murder of Mohidul Islam, 27, in Khulna city.

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The admission test result of “Ga” unit under the Business Studies faculty of Dhaka University for 2019-2020 session was published yesterday, with the pass rate of 15.49 per cent.

A dengue patient died in Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) yesterday morning, taking the unofficial death toll from the mosquito-borne menace to 157.

The Supreme Court administration has issued a show-cause notice on an official, over a seven-month delay in sending a High Court order for finishing the trial of sensational Ishtiaq Ahmed Jonny murder case, to the lower court concerned.

A female student has raised allegations of sexual harassment against an assistant professor of Jahangirnagar University’s government and politics department.

Collective efforts of all are essential to eradicate child labour from the country, as only government’s effort is not enough for this, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

Today is the 13th death anniversary of Dr M Nabi Alam Khan, former professor and head of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases.

Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday expressed grave condemnation to the authorities for their failure and inaction against the rise of gambling and casino business, “right under the nose of the administration.”

SAJIDA Foundation held a programme at a slum in Dhalpur of Dhaka yesterday, to create awareness about dengue and cleanliness, says a press release.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said the government has taken zero tolerance policy against casinos and gambling.

Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka along with Le Meridien Dhaka and Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel hosted “Run to Give”, an Asia Pacific-wide initiative to raise funds for charities, on Wednesday, says a press release.

Four European diplomats have urged the international community to work jointly to help ensure conducive conditions for safe and sustainable return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP) is going to crackdown on battery-run auto-rickshaws and battery-run rickshaws on the city’s five roads from October 1.