The High Court (HC) once again expresses dissatisfaction on the measures taken by the two Dhaka city corporations in preventing mosquito-borne diseases like dengue.

Two assistant sub-inspectors have been withdrawn for allegedly assisting a man in extortion in Narayanganj.

At least 10 people are injured in a clash between employees and male nurses at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) over receiving report for dengue test.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Tasvirul Islam, one of the owners of Banani’s FR Tower, in a case filed for his alleged involvement in illegally extending the high-rise building that caught fire in March.

Terming the dengue outbreak a big problem, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the people of the country to remain aware about the mosquito-borne disease and keep their houses and surroundings clean to check the breeding of aedes mosquitoes.

Law enforcers claim to have recovered 40,000 yaba tablets from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Mirpur area of Dhaka.

Journalists condemn newspaper owners' legal move to postpone implementation of the 9th wage board.

With an aim to boost broodfish stock in Halda, the Hathazari upazila administration has taken up a project to release one lakh fry in the river.

Heavy rain turned many parts of Khulna city into swamps yesterday, paralysing normal life and creating a traffic chaos. Thoroughfares, lanes and bylanes were partially or fully submerged in those areas, causing immense sufferings to city dwellers.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) members arrested a truck driver and recovered around 26,200 yaba pills from his truck during a drive in the port city’s Bakalia area yesterday.

Police arrested two motorbike thieves and recovered two stolen bikes from their possession during a drive at Veluar Dighir Par in port city yesterday.

A five-year-old girl drowned in a pond at Sadasadi village in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj yesterday.

Noted theatre and cultural personality Ataur Rahman has been made a member of Awami League (AL) Advisory Council.

The 70th birth anniversary of eminent playwright Selim Al Deen will be observed with due respect today.

Journalists yesterday called for a countrywide protest rally to be held today, demanding implementation of the ninth wage board for journalists, said a press release yesterday.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday called upon party leaders and activists to remain alert against “conspiracies of BNP-Jamaat clique”.

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Underscoring the importance of public awareness against mosquito breeding, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam yesterday said Integrated Vector Management (IVM) is necessary for combatting dengue outbreak in the country.

A Bangladeshi female hajj pilgrim died and 17 others were injured in a road accident in Madina, Saudi Arabia on Friday night.

Jatiya Party yesterday urged the government to take action against those who have resorted to foul play to push down prices of rawhide during Eid-ul-Azha.