Attacks on oil establishments in the Gulf will have adverse impacts on the overall security in that region, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said, expressing deep concern over the matter.

Issues regarding online sexual abuse should be incorporated in National Curriculum and Textbook Board programme to generate awareness among children and ensure their safety, educationists and rights activists said yesterday.

The faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders who were deprived from posts, yesterday began an indefinite sit-in on the Dhaka University campus protesting a “fresh assault” on them.

Today is the 8th death anniversary of Al Musabbir Sadi, a noted sports journalist and former general secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), says a press release.

Religious and ethnic minority communities in the country faced at least 250 incidents of violence, including murder, rape and illegal occupation, in the last four months, according to a report.

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to form a judicial committee to inquire into the allegation of purchasing furniture and other household products for officials and employees of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said bringing back discipline to the transport sector and completing the ongoing mega projects are his biggest challenges now.

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.

Three people were killed and another person was injured in road accidents yesterday, report our correspondents.

A Cumilla University student was arrested yesterday in a case filed under Digital Security Act over a Facebook post.

The only archway metal detector at Barishal River Port has remained out of order for around six months, posing a security threat ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

To observe World Hypertension Day, Telenor Health launched a five-day health campaign throughout the country. The main aim of the campaign is to educate and increase public awareness of hypertension, also commonly known as high blood pressure, said a press release.

Workers of a readymade garment (RMG) factory took to the streets in Dhamrai of Dhaka following a rumour that several of their co-workers were killed in a road accident yesterday.

Ruling alliance lawmaker Fazle Hossain Badsha yesterday criticised the government for its development policy depriving the majority of the population, and warned of a movement by the deprived populace.

Authorities have fined 13 major bus companies for not showing fare chart and charging extra.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested two drug traders red handed from Dhaka’s Uttara while smuggling one lakh pieces of yaba into Dhaka from Cox’s Bazar.

A writ petition has been filed at the High Court seeking judicial inquiry into allegations of purchasing irregularities for the housing project of Rooppur nuclear power plant.

Bangladesh has curtailed the power of two of its ministers, five months into the third straight government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.