Today is the eighth death anniversary of former president Zillur Rahman, a veteran politician and Language Movement hero, an organiser of the Liberation War, and one of the close associates of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

I became interested in the work of the Goulds after noticing that two of the prettiest birds I have seen bear that name. John Gould (1804-1881) was an English ornithologist and author. His wife Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841) was an artist. The aforementioned birds are Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird and Gouldian Finch.

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam today warned that councillors may lose memberships if allegations of canal encroachment are proved against them.

After examining cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore’s health condition, medical board members of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have suggested tests for his eyes and ears, as well as for other problems related to diabetes, Kishore’s elder brother writer Ahsan Kabir told The Daily Star.

A fraudulent group has embezzled crores of taka by changing the ownership of postpaid mobile SIMs and increasing the credit limit by accessing the country’s leading mobile network operator Grameenphone’s database.

Another patient who was shifted from Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s intensive care unit after a fire broke out Wednesday at the coronavirus-dedicated ICU, died yesterday.

Right after Bangabandhu’s historical March 7 speech, where he asked Bangladeshis to get ready for resistance, the teachers of Chattogram College held a meeting on March 9.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to remove 74 illegal structures from the land of Adi (second) channel of the river Buriganga at Hazaribagh and Kamrangirchar in three months.

Participants at a virtual dialogue yesterday called for proper implementation of the national action plan on women, peace and security to ensure their empowerment and participation in peace-building process.

The High Court yesterday confirmed death penalties of five convicts for killing Gazipur’s Jubo League leader Jalal Uddin Sarkar more than 17 years ago.

A worker of Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills (BSRM) Ltd died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Wednesday night, from an injury sustained while working in the factory.

The Department of Archaeology has started conservation works of Rajshahi’s Boro Kuthi yesterday. The historic building bears the history of Dutch indigo and silk business in the 18th century.

Today is the 3rd death anniversary of Rebeka Mohiuddin, an organiser of the Liberation War and an activist of the country’s women rights movement, according to a press release.

The High Court yesterday observed that distortion of history in the Bangladesh Bank-published book “Bangladesh Bank-er Itihas (History of Bangladesh Bank)” “caused bloodshed in the hearts of all.”

Police have requested candidates of the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination to come to their respective examination centres in Dhaka by 08:30 am tomorrow.

Another patient, who was shifted from Dhaka Medical College Hospital's intensive care unit after a fire broke out yesterday at the coronavirus-dedicated ICU, died this afternoon.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2021 in the capital. She joined the inaugural ceremony at Bangla Academy virtually from her official residence Gono Bhaban in the afternoon.

Traffic movement on various important roads of Dhaka metropolitan area will be controlled and it will be closed for some time due to the movement of foreign VVIPs on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of independence tomorrow (Friday).

Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi has said his country wants to improve commercial and cultural relations with Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) yesterday launched a special bus service between Tungipara of Gopalganj and Mujibnagar of Meherpur to mark the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.