Two people were killed and four others injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, our correspondents report.

Shakhawat Mubin Chowdhury (Shahan) passed away yesterday, after suffering a massive heart attack. He was a business executive and younger brother of former foreign secretary Shamsher M Chowdhury, according to a press release.

Four policemen, including the then inspector (investigation) of Banani Police Station, gave their statements before a tribunal in Dhaka in connection with the Holey Artisan attack case.

Officials of Soil Resources Development Institute (SRDI) yesterday formed a human chain demanding clarifications of the inconsistencies in the newly reformed organogram of the institute.

The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads, Railways (NCPSRR) and Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) yesterday placed 12-point and 20-point recommendations respectively, to ensure safety of holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

The High Court yesterday directed police to immediately initiate criminal proceedings against owners of 31 illegal brick kilns in Dinajpur, Nilphamari, and Rangpur, for forging two HC orders that allowed them to operate the brick kilns.

The faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League who were “deprived” of posts in the central committee halted their protests yesterday, following assurance from Awami League’s senior leaders.

Several hundred people of Jamurki union formed a human chain beside Dhaka-Tangail highway at Pakulla Bus Stand in Mirzapur upazila yesterday, demanding construction of a footbridge in the area.

A Malaysian company has allegedly not been paying around 30 Bangladeshi workers for the last five months, leaving the migrants in a dire state.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday said that all city buses will be brought under ticketing system, to solve passengers’ suffering, after Eid-ul-Fitr.

Daffodil International University (DIU) with Pragati Life Insurance Ltd has initiated “Guardian’s Insurance Policy” for the students who lost their guardians, says a press release.

BNP’s Assistant International Affairs Secretary Rumeen Farhana submitted her nomination paper to the Election Commission yesterday for a reserved seat for women in the parliament.

Sixty-seven percent of the overall work of the long-awaited Padma Bridge project has been completed, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

The country’s municipal mayors yesterday urged the government to increase their allocations while passing the national budget in the parliament, for ensuring development and wellbeing of an ever-increasing urban population.

Officials of Soil Resources Development Institute (SRDI) form a human-chain demanding clarifications of the inconsistencies in the newly reformed organogram of the institute.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon says that the ticketing system would be launched for public transports in Dhaka city after the Eid-ul Fitr.

The Supreme Court (SC) will soon give a clarification about its notice that requested print and electronic media to refrain from reporting on ongoing cases at the court, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.

Chattogram Custom House (CCH) officials yesterday seized 96 gold bars worth Tk 4 crore at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram.

Lack of family bonding and proactive parenting, intolerance to different views and unhealthy use of social media are some of the reasons leading the youth towards violent extremism, speakers at a roundtable said yesterday.

Freedom fighter and journalist Mahtab Uddin was laid to rest at Hetomkhan graveyard yesterday with state honours.