People with visual disabilities, students, and others participated at a demonstration yesterday at Abahani playground in Dhanmondi, with the slogan “We are not as blind as you are”.

The government is considering forming a taskforce to curb road accidents and bring discipline to the transport sector, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

A parliamentary body asks the foreign ministry to find out whether any non-government organisation is misleading Rohingya refugees not to return to their country from Bangladesh.

A man is killed and his son has gotten injured when the duo fell to the ground after he lost control over his motorbike in the rain and a bus hit them simultaneously in Dhaka.

Poor quality of police investigation in the cases, too many adjournments, non-appearance of witnesses, poor performance of prosecution among other reasons are responsible for huge backlog of cases, says a report of National Justice Audit.

Three High Court (HC) judges have been asked to refrain from judicial works on unspecified reason and their names were dropped from its today’s cause-list.

The body of an imam is found inside a mosque in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary directs all the policemen to be alert so that innocent persons do not fall victims to any harassment.

Dhaka north and south city corporations have found Aedes larvae in 22 buildings after inspecting a total of 379 buildings.

Terming Bangladesh Biman as a ‘symbol of independence’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has tasked authorities of the national flag carrier to enhance its reputation by improving passenger services further.

The fourth session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad will begin at 5pm on September 8.

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has allocated GBP 102,625 to support those affected by a massive fire at Jheelpar Chalantika slum in the capital’s Mirpur area.

The judicial committee formed to inquire into the death of Advocate Palash Kumar Roy in Panchagarh Prison Hospital has not found any proof of murder, but has found some mismanagement and irregularities in the hospital.

Bangladesh and the United States have discussed ways to address areas of mutual concerns, including countering radicalisation and recruitment in the region.

The government will spend the fund for the celebration of birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman under direct purchase method (DPM).

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia cannot evade the responsibility for the grisly August 21 grenade attack.

A parliamentary body yesterday recommended making technical courses mandatory at all secondary schools.

Marketing agency Starcom Bangladesh will be providing media solutions to North South University (NSU), said a press release.

BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed yesterday said there is a question in public mind whether Awami League had “involvement” with the blueprint of the August 21 grenade attack.

A youth was indiscriminately hacked by some masked miscreants at Comilla Victoria Government College’s intermediate campus on Tuesday evening.