Terming communal harmony a great tradition of the nation, President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged people of all religions to strengthen it to attain national development and progress, through a collective endeavour.

Mohammad Mustafa, retired general manager of Bangladesh Bank and former president of NGFF School Alumni Association, passed away at United Hospital in the capital’s Gulshan yesterday. He was 70, says a press release.

Masai Mara National Reserve of Kenya is one of the few places in the world where one can see a large variety of mammals – including Lions, Cheetahs, Elephants, Zebras and Giraffes - in their natural habitat. For anyone who loves nature and wildlife, it is a compelling attraction.

This year’s primary and Ebtedayee examinations will be held on November 17-24.

Imagine a place in the middle of hustle and bustle of Old Dhaka, where one can relax with family or friends, or even walk around a lush green courtyard.

Hindu communities in Mymensingh and Barishal celebrated Janmashtami -- the birth anniversary of Shri Krishna -- yesterday with due religious fervour, according to our correspondents.

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman yesterday said righteous movements are part of the glorious history of the university.

Agriculture Minister Md Abdur Razzaque has said the government is determined to ensure safe and nutritious food for the country.

The 15th death anniversary of Ivy Rahman, former president of Bangladesh Mahila Awami League and wife of late President M Zillur Rahman, will be observed today in a befitting manner.

Two Rab impersonators were arrested while they were extorting a person in Chattogram city on Thursday night.

Six people were killed and four injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday, according to reports from a news agency and our correspondents.

Speakers at a protest rally yesterday alleged that the existing state mechanism has been responsible for recurrence of rape in the country.

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has demanded immediate formation of a commission in order to identify the people who were behind the conspiracy of killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and responsible for rehabilitating the killers.

BNP yesterday alleged that the government has diplomatically failed to initiate the repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar, reports UNB.

On Bangabandhu’s thought on education and its implementation

A teenage boy has been arrested from Panchagarh in connection with a case filed over “raping and killing” a girl, whose body was recovered from toilet of an abandoned carriage at Kamalapur Railway Station on Monday.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says Bangladesh will take a tougher position over Rohingya issue saying the global leadership must resolve it quickly to ensure greater peace and stability in the region.

LGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam says the government will provide financial assistance to the insolvent families of the people, who died of dengue this year.

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has demanded immediate formation of a commission to find out the perpetrators who were behind the conspiracy of killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and responsible for rehabilitating the killers.

An eight-year-old child dies of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne tropical viral disease, at a hospital in Dhaka.