Ministry of Women and Children Affairs is inviting applications for Rokeya Padak-2019. The government introduced the award in 1995 named after Begum Rokeya, a pioneer of women’s emancipation movement in the undivided Bengal.

A part of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway -- stretching from from Airport to Moghbazar -- will be opened by December 2020 after the second phase of public-private partnership project (PPP) is completed, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday.

The High Court yesterday summoned a forensic doctor, who examined the health of a rape victim in Rangpur, to appear before it for making “unusual” delay in preparing the health report in connection with the rape case.

Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) continued their agitation for the fourth straight day yesterday, to press home their 16-point demand including infrastructural development of residential halls.

An assistant sub-inspector of Digholia Police Station has been suspended over losing his pistol and twelve rounds of ammunition while on duty for Dumuria upazila polls in Khulna.

Members of the cultural fraternity gathered at the Bangla Academy yesterday, to pay tribute to a beloved colleague and convey respects to his departed soul.

A mobile court during a drive at South Patenga Bijoy Nagar area in the port city on Monday sentenced a person impersonating as a doctor to six months of imprisonment and fined him Tk 1,00,000.

The post-deprived faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday submitted a memorandum to the prime minister to press home their four-point demand, including dropping controversial leaders from central committee and replacing them with leaders who did not get posts.

Mobile courts of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority yesterday jailed a transport worker for one month, filed 43 cases against vehicle owners and fined them over Tk 1 lakh during drives to bring discipline to traffic in Chattogram city.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry Of Science And Technology expresses dissatisfaction over irregularities in purchasing furniture and other household products for officials and employees of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

Imposing 15 per cent tax on retained earnings of the multinational companies and their stock dividends will affect the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as the companies will feel discouraged to reinvest from their earnings, says the official of a leading trade body.

A Dhaka court defers the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 16 others in Gatco graft case till July 15, as the BNP chief was not produced before the court due to illness.

More than 35.82 lakh cases are now pending with the higher and lower courts across the country, according to statistics placed by Law Minister Anisul Huq in the parliament.

A fire that broke out at a petrol pump in Kalyanpur area of Dhaka this afternoon has been brought under control.

State Minister for Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has requested National Board of Revenue (NBR) to withdraw 7.5 per cent VAT from e-commerce businesses.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrest three people for allegedly killing a youth in Dhaka’s uttarakhan area.

The High Court refuses to accept a report of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) about their action against use of chemicals in fruits.

Parts of Dhaka Elevated Expressway (airport to Moghbazar) will be opened after the second phase of public-private partnership project (PPP) finishes by December 2020, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.

The High Court directs the government to remove all the date-expired drugs from the pharmacies across the country and destroy those in a month.

Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) continue their protest for the fourth day on a 16-point demand.