Motiur Rahman Talukder and Khairul Islam were reelected as president and secretary general respectively in the central election of Bangladesh Newspaper Workers’ Federation held on Saturday at its central office in Dhaka’s Tikatuli, said a press release.

Focusing on infrastructural and service development, Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Ariful Haque Choudhury yesterday declared Tk 789.38 crore budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

Agitated students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday staged a demonstration on campus, protesting what they termed “ongoing unplanned development”, corruption, and endangering bio-diversity.

In the last few years, Dhaka has consistently ranked as one of the least liveable cities in the world, and while there are many reasons behind that, there is one that does not get enough attention: noise pollution.

National Awami Party (NAP) chief Prof Muzaffar Ahmed was laid to rest with state honour at his village home in Debidwar upazila of Cumilla yesterday.

At least eight people were killed and nine injured in road accidents across the country in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents and news agencies.

For the third time yesterday, a speedy trial tribunal in Rajshahi deferred the date of the hearing on charge framing in the case of killing Sirajganj journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul.

A three-member team of the United States Coast Guard yesterday arrived at Chattogram Port to inspect security measures at the country’s premier sea port.

A mobile court of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) sends the owners of two buildings to jail as Aedes mosquito larvae are found on their building premises in the capital’s Science Laboratory area.

The High Court declares illegal the Dhaka University syndicate’s decision to send its Assistant Professor Rushd Faridi on forced leave.

The government has urged Myanmar to fully concentrate on implementation of its obligations and commitments necessary for a durable solution to the long-pending Rohingya crisis.

The High Court (HC) scraps orders of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) asking Grameenphone to pay Tk 30 crore of fine for providing broadband internet services under Go Broadband.

A Dhaka court accepts the charges brought against two women in connection with murder of a former principal of Eden Mohila College Mahfuza Chowdhury Parvin in February.

A huge backlog of around 3.6 million cases remains pending with the different courts throughout the country, causing immeasurable suffering to the litigants.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has asserted that default loans at all banks did not increase in the last six months.

A luxury car sharing platform HotRyde embarks its journey. This platform allows a variety and wide range of luxury cars to be rented out online.

A mobile court has sentenced 17 members of a teenage gang to one-year imprisonment for consuming drugs, mugging and clash.

Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation has decided to enforce an indefinite strike in all eight districts of Rajshahi from September 4, if a murder case against a driver is not withdrawn.

A two-day conference, titled “In Pursuit of Quality in Higher Education: Challenges Ahead” was held at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) auditorium in the capital’s Dhanmondi on August 22-23, says a press release.

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday laid emphasis on constituting a ministry or a commission for protecting the interests of minority communities in the country.