A woman who was set on fire allegedly by her husband after demanding recognition as wife in Laxmipur died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital today.

Almost six kilogrammes of gold were seized from Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport and Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport.

The Tajmahal Road area in Mohammadpur is notorious for its unsafe environment throughout the day with random muggings taking place at any given time. One such incident took place on November 20 last year when I, a reporter of The Daily Star, returned home from work at roughly 1:20am.

Gonoforum will send a show-cause notice to party presidium member and lawmaker Mokabbir Khan, for “violating” its constitution and indulging in “anti- party” activities.

Manusher Jonno Foundation yesterday urged state parties to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, to redouble their commitment and efforts by accelerating progress in reducing alarming level of inequality, discriminations and injustices worldwide.

Jatiya Oikyafront Convener and Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday hoped that people will be successful in bringing a change through a movement before the golden jubilee of the country's independence.

Cases of diarrhoea have risen alarmingly in Barishal in the last three days.

Though it had been over 10 years since she saw him, it took Selina Akhter less than 10 seconds to recognise her father on Friday.

A fire gutted valuables of a confectionery factory in Chattogram city's Bibirhat area yesterday morning.

Dhaka University's mass communication and journalism department yesterday bade farewell to two of its teachers who will retire soon.

Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) yesterday awarded Sarafat Chowdhury Merit Scholarship certificates to 65 students for their outstanding academic performance in Fall 2018 semester.

Though footpaths are intended for use by pedestrians, the one next to the road between Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) rail crossing and Hatirjheel is being used for everything else except for the sole reason it was constructed.

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organised the fifth Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition on its permanent campus on April 18 and 19, says a press release.

Filipiniana Section, a special corner comprising Filipiniana collection of books and visual materials, has been launched at the Sufia Kamal National Public Library in the capital.

State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said 130 specialised laboratories will be set up at different universities across the country soon.

Farmers and officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) are expecting bumper mango output following smooth formation of the tender fruits in Rangpur region this season.

Detectives of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) yesterday arrested three men in a fraud case filed in 2015.

Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzman Liton yesterday paid Tk 10,000 fine on behalf of his cousin who had occupied a part of the footpath by keeping construction materials on it.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned carrying of all types of explosives and explosion of firecrackers in the capital ahead of Shab-e-Barat to be observed across the country tonight.

Customs officials yesterday seized 120 gold bars weighing 14 kilogrammes and worth around Tk 7 crore, from a toilet inside a US-Bangla aircraft at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.