Leading Bangla digital entertainment platform Hoichoi has recently introduced an offline subscription system for its audience. This is the very first time in Bangladesh when people will be able to subscribe to an entertainment platform through scratch cards.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon has said that the authorities concerned are trying their best to control the dengue outbreak by early September.

Detectives arrest 61 suspected criminals from different parts of Dhaka in the last 24 hours.

The shipping ministry reconstitutes a committee to look into the death of schoolboy Titash Ghosh, who died in an ambulance after a ferry was reportedly delayed to accommodate a VIP in Madaripur.

A man dies after he was hit by a truck near Matsya Bhaban area of Dhaka.

About 61.4 percent students in Bangladesh are using mobile phones with internet connection, suggests a recent research on media literacy among secondary school and madrasa students.

Annual income of Awami League and BNP have been on the rise for the last three years, according to reports submitted to the Election Commission.

A parliamentary body yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over Health Minister Zahid Maleque’s trip to Malaysia at a time when the country is reeling from dengue.

Prosecution witness Syed Sayedul Haque Suman yesterday gave his statement before a Dhaka court against Moazzem Hossain, former officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi Police Station, in a case for recording a video of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi and posting the footage on social media.

Abdul Motaleb Haoladar, executive engineer (civil) of Barishal City Corporation (BCC), has been suspended from July 29. Israil Hossain, chief executive officer of BCC, signed the suspension letter on Tuesday.

An employee of a canteen at Bangladesh University of Textiles was beaten to death by some students, following allegations of theft, in the capital’s Tejgaon area early yesterday.

August, the month of mourning begins today for the nation to recall once again the brutal assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Removal of all content in textbooks that may propagate communalism, practicing religious and moral values in family and social life, and teaching children about safe internet use are key in preventing youths from getting involved in violent extremism, speakers at a roundtable said yesterday.

Brac Bangladesh has appointed Asif Saleh as its new executive director, says a press release.

Today is the second death anniversary of eminent educator, industrialist and former cabinet minister Harunar Rashid Khan Monno, says a press release.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) will start a 13-day special steamer service from Dhaka-end on August 8 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

A handcuffed accused tried to flee from a court dock in Rajshahi yesterday morning, prior to the announcement of verdict against him in a narcotics case.

A guard was arrested for allegedly molesting a schoolgirl in port city’s Pathantuli area yesterday.

Eleven people were killed in road accidents in five districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

A retired primary school headteacher was found dead at a graveyard in Rangpur city yesterday, a day after he went missing, said police.