The 20th death anniversary of Prof Mohammed Faruque, former chairman of Bengali department of Jahangirnagar University and Karachi University, will be observed today, says a press release.

Akhil Chandra Bhowmik and Karuna Kishore Chakraborty have been nominated as president and general secretary respectively of the executive committee of Vivekananda Shikkha o Sangskriti Parishad, a social welfare organisation.

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A murder case was filed early yesterday against the stalker who stabbed the father of a bride to death and seriously injured her mother in the capital’s Moghbazar on Thursday.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday called upon people to remain calm, saying that the process of bringing effective insecticide to eliminate Aedes mosquitoes is underway.

Nagorik Oikya yesterday slammed the government’s negligence in preventing dengue outbreak, easing the sufferings of flood affected people, stopping rape and food adulteration.

Two pregnant women have died of dengue fever during treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claim to have arrested six members of a fraud gang from different parts of Dhaka.

The High Court has observed that there is no bar in the law of the land to the marriage between a bridegroom and a bride of higher caste and lower caste.

Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on August 12 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhaj is sighted in Bangladesh sky.

Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan says rail route connecting the capital and eight northern districts via Gaibandha will be restored before Eid-ul-Azha.

Calling upon the people to remain calm, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the process to bring effective medicine to eliminate Aedes mosquito is underway.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam says that the sample of insecticide for effective control of Aedes mosquito in Dhaka will be brought from abroad within a day or two.

Bangladesh is seeking more cooperation with Indonesia in the energy sector, especially for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to support its growing industrial sector, Bangladesh’s State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The High Court yesterday directed police not to harass or arrest four journalists of Feni in connection with nine criminal cases filed on charge of vandalism and subversive acts last year.

Detectives of police yesterday claimed to have arrested 61 people from several areas of the capital in 24 hours, for their alleged involvement in different crimes including currency forgery, mugging and robbery.

With Eid-ul-Azha just around the corner, three ministries involved with public transportation have taken several steps to ensure hassle-free journey of the holidaymakers.

Maj Gen Mohd Abdul Latif, psc, passed away at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on July 27, says a press release.

With an aim to raise awareness on environment preservation and forestation, a group of youths launched a tree plantation campaign in Sylhet city yesterday.

Independent University, Bangladesh Debating Club (IUBDC) has become the first private university to win DU IV Debate Tournament 2019, says a press release.