The gain in life expectancy is higher among women (73.8 years) than men (70.8 years), said the report titled “Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2018”. It was published yesterday at Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) auditorium in the city’s Agargaon area.

Only four appeals out of the 27 corruption cases filed during the regime of military-backed caretaker government have been disposed of by the High Court Division of the Supreme Court (SC) in around four years after the apex court overturned acquittals of the accused.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has received dental treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Rights activists at a discussion yesterday demanded that the government identify and punish the abductors of Kalpana Chakma, and unveil the long-standing mystery over disappearance of the ethnic minority community leader.

At least eight people were killed and 28 injured in road accidents across the country in the last two days, according to our correspondents and news agencies.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged guardians not to impose anything on their children and refrain them from engaging in unhealthy competition as it hinders their natural development.

The “National Fisheries Week-2019” will be observed next month. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the week.

Pick any bazar in any upazila in the country, and you’ll find a barbershop. For many, it’s a quintessential place to hang out and chitchat about anything and everything while getting a haircut.

The district administration on Tuesday night shut down seven travel agencies in Sunamganj municipality, for forging government documents and taking excessive amount of money as passport fee from customers.

Chittagong University (CU) authorities yesterday suspended an employee, two days after he landed in jail in a case filed under Digital Security Act for hurting religious sentiments through a Facebook post.

Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a 13-year-old in Narayanganj yesterday noon.

The parliamentary standing committee on environment and forest ministry yesterday recommended taking necessary steps for implementing laws related to conservation of forests and passing the Clean Air Act-2019 in Jatiya Sangsad.

Indian High Commission in Dhaka organised a tree plantation programme in the capital’s Sabujbagh yesterday, marking 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, said a press release.

Hearing of 11 cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was adjourned till July 17 by a Dhaka court yesterday.

Prof Husniara Huq of Department of English at Dhaka University passed away yesterday.

Today is the 43rd death anniversary of LA Chowdhury, a renowned social worker and politician.

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At least 184 people were killed and 332 injured in road accidents over 11 days during Eid rush this year, according to Nirapad Sarak Chai.

A four-day conference of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) with India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has begun in Dhaka.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary directs all concerned police officials to take proper legal action against former officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain.