The High Court has wanted to know about the areas of Dhaka city where water supplied by Wasa is contaminated and unsafe.

An alleged drug peddler is killed in a reported gunfight in Dhaka’s Agargaon area.

The High Court yesterday summoned the civil surgeon of Patuakhali to appear before it on May 22 for giving an explanation of a postmortem report made in connection with a rape and murder case.

Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Cox’s Bazar, Manikganj and Rajbari yesterday and Monday.

Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) and Central Queensland University (CQU), Australia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Rockhampton in Australia on May 3, says a press release.

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday asked law enforcers to take strong punitive action against those throwing stones or brick chips at running trains, causing injuries to and even deaths of passengers.

The existing mechanism of complaint boxes to report sexual harassment at readymade garment factories is essentially non-functional, a study has found.

When it comes to breaking fast after a long day of self-restraint, we are often tempted to over-indulge. After all, iftar translates into a veritable period of gastronomical joy in Dhaka.

Rapid Action Battalion and Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) seized a huge stockpile of expired imported dates in Sylhet yesterday afternoon.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed profound shock at the death of renowned singer and composer Subir Nandi.

Prices of foods, including meat, vegetables, fruits and grains, have hiked in Sylhet city as the month of Ramadan begins.

After passing HSC examination in 2006, Firoza Khatun wanted to receive higher education at a university, but she could not afford it. She thought her dreams were shattered, as she had to start working in a readymade garment factory to support her family.

A Sylhet court yesterday started trial proceedings of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das murder case by recording testimony of the case’s complainant.

Le Méridien Dhaka and Unicef Bangladesh signed an agreement on Sunday to raise money for children in Bangladesh during Ramadan from May 5 to June 4, said a press release.

With the aim to curb road accidents, the government will take steps to provide training to drivers round the year, Road Transport and Highway Division Secretary Nazrul Islam said yesterday.

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why it should not be directed to formulate a judicial guideline to determine safe custody for victims.

Cyclone Fani -- that hit the country’s coastal areas on May 4 -- damaged crops on some 63,063 hectares of land in 209 upazilas of 35 districts, said Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque yesterday.

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to conduct a survey to identify the vulnerable buildings of primary and high schools and madrasas across the country and to repair those in the next three months.

Demanding Compensation for Fani-Affected Farmers

Veteran politician ABM Taleb Ali, who was elected parliamentarian in the 1970 East Pakistan Provincial Assembly and twice in the Bangladesh parliament in 1973 and 1979, passed away at his Feni residence yesterday morning. He was 93.