Five people were killed and two injured in road accidents in four districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) yesterday started a 15-day special primary healthcare service for those affected by dengue and chikungunya.

The Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday busted an Indian currency counterfeiting gang in the capital’s Rampura, arresting three people and recovering fake notes of Rs 21 lakh.

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday said they were hopeful of completing all necessary procedures within two months to bring 20 locomotives from India to meet railway’s immediate needs.

President M Abdul Hamid yesterday attended the second namaz-e-janaza of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, at South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad complex.

The High Court yesterday directed its registrar to file a case against five persons -- including three accused in a drug case -- on the charge of securing bail through forged documents from the court.

Rohan let out frequent shrieks of pain, his eyes fixed on the ceiling with teardrops rolling down on the pillow. Curtains were drawn, lights switched off. The ceiling fan was on full speed and his mother was rubbing his arms and legs, waiting for the morphine to kick in.

The High Court has refused to accept four separate compliance reports from the government on the steps to stop pollution of Buriganga River, as there was no mention in the reports about any effective initiative to this effect.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her call to Myanmar to begin the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas, saying that they (Myanmar) must take back their nationals from Bangladesh.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) launches a healthcare service for the people affected by dengue and chikungunya in the city’s different areas.

Three persons were sent to jail yesterday in a case filed for torturing two underage house helps, who tried to escape their employer’s house in Dhanmondi.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday expressed concerns over Anti-Corruption Commission officials’ admitted role in wrongly implicating jute mill worker Jaha Alam in graft cases.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 could not record the testimonies of witnesses yesterday as a leaking ceiling damaged the computer network of the special court.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam to jail after she surrendered before it in a graft case.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said the government will take all necessary steps to stop misuse of the digital security law.

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center will provide training to some 10,000 youths in a span of four years to develop their career-oriented competitiveness to succeed in the job market.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has sued M Tajul Islam, chairman of Aziz Co-operative Commerce and Finance Credit Society Limited, in a money laundering case on charges of embezzling Tk 300 crore and siphoning off around a hundred crore

Teachers and students of Dhaka University yesterday demanded removal of Kazi Wasi Uddin, additional secretary to the fisheries and livestock ministry, for his remarks over the recent study on milk conducted by the university’s pharmacy faculty.

The work of much-anticipated Padma Bridge witnessed a major development yesterday, as construction of all 294 piles of the bridge were completed by last night.

Suraiya Ahsan breathed her last at Queens General Hospital, New York, on Friday, aged 80, says a press release.