The eighth death anniversary Abul Khayer Majumder, an Awami League leader and Liberation War organiser in Feni, will be observed today, says a press release.

“The Food Talk”, a Facebook-based community of food connoisseurs and enthusiasts, hosted its first award ceremony on Wednesday to recognise the best of two iftar staples -- haleem and jilapi -- in Dhaka.

Shamim Reza, a journalist and former joint secretary of Dinajpur Press Club, died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday. He was 56.

Although Halda, the lone source of natural carp breeding in South Asia, is deemed as a sanctuary for broodfish, the river is now turning into a death trap for mother fish, thanks to rampant netting and plying of mechanised boats.

Molindra Kumar Bauri, a freedom fighter, died at his residence in Moulvibazar early yesterday at the age of 70.

Organiser: Maher Azam

Narayanganj Metropolitan BNP formed a human chain demanding fair price for paddy and proper compensation for jute workers, in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office at Chandmari in the district yesterday.

Call me old-fashioned, but I am rather unconvinced when it comes to dining out for sehri. For me, it is a meal to be dealt with swiftly and without much fuss at home, with half-closed sleepy eyes and in pyjamas. But it seems for the rest of Dhaka, it is a different story.

A lighter vessel carrying 1,100 tonnes of imported stone capsized near Karnaphuli 3rd Bridge yesterday morning.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police, during a drive, fined three restaurants Tk 2.20 lakh in Mohammadpur and Dhanmondi areas yesterday.

Two persons were killed in road accidents in Chattogram city yesterday.

A doa mehfil for the late Shakhawat Mubin Chowdhury (Shahan) will be held tomorrow (May 25) after Zohr prayers at house 31, Road 12A in Dhanmondi, according to a press release.

Law enforcers in separate drives arrested nine muggers from different areas in Savar yesterday.

Salman Habib, deputy managing director of Regent Airways, has been elected director of Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) for 2019-21, says a press release.

Bangladesh Edible Oil Limited (BEOL), a major producer of vegetable oil in the country, has claimed that the iron content in their mustard oil brand Rupchanda, is natural.

A Dhaka court yesterday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Runa, who filed a “false” case against a Barishal businessman claiming him as her husband and accusing him of torturing her for dowry.

A case was filed with Kashimpur Police Station in Gazipur on Wednesday night over indiscriminately beating two people, against Ashulia Thana Jubo League convener Kabir Hossen Shorker and 16 others. However, police have not arrested anyone yet.

A fire gutted valuables at a factory in Chattogram Export Processing Zone yesterday evening.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to ask former Jatiya Party secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader to submit his wealth statement next week.

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif yesterday said BNP-Jamaat was involved in conspiracy whenever they got a chance.