Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmud yesterday said corruption must be uprooted from the country to build a “Sonar Bangla” as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

As holidaymakers started returning to the capital yesterday, ticket scalpers have become active in Rajshahi Railway Station area.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday suggested all work together to materialise the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for building the country as “Sonar Bangla”.

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government has intensified its diplomatic efforts to bring back the fugitive killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

For most people of Rony’s age, Eid-ul-Azha is an opportunity to spend some leisurely time with friends and family, and feast on various preparations of beef and mutton. But for the 25-year old resident of Bhashantek slum in Mirpur, it is a day of hard work that

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina showers rose petals on the graves of her family members in Banani graveyard.

A detainee escaped from police custody in Chalna municipality of Khulna’s Dacope upazila.

Three more persons including a physician have died after being infected with mosquito-borne disease at different hospitals in Dhaka.

A man drowns in a waterfall in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram. The deceased was identified as Md Mehedi Hasan, 21, a worker of Chittagong Export Processing Zone (EPZ), said Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters in the port city.

Three persons die and another is undergoing treatment in a critical condition after drinking liquor at Malipara in Chattogram city early, police have said.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain calls upon all to work together to materialise the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for building the country as “Sonar Bangla”.

An investigation committee is formed to look into last night's fire at a polythene factory in Lalbagh of Dhaka.

Brig Gen (retd) Zahiruddin Ahmed, son of Azizuddin Ahmad, passed away at 11am yesterday at the age of 71. He was undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka.

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has claimed to have found link of 15 activists of banned militant outfit “Neo-JMB” with the suicide bomb blast that took place at a hotel on Panthapath on August 15, 2017.

The Supreme Court yesterday set August 19 for hearing a petition filed by the government seeking stay on the High Court order that issued status quo on publication of gazette notification on implementing the recommendation of ninth wage board for journalists.

The nation is set to observe National Mourning Day today.

There is no threat of militant attack centring National Mourning Day today, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday.

Though it rained on Tuesday, the day after Eid, it could not dampen the festive spirits of port city residents. The recreational places were abuzz with visitors during the last three days since Monday afternoon.

President Abdul Hamid on Monday urged authorities concerned to encourage people to keep their houses and surroundings clean for preventing dengue.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday vowed to reciprocate the trust and confidence the people placed in her party by electing it for a third consecutive term.