I recently finished the novel Where Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Set in the 1960s, the story is about a girl, Kya, who grows up alone in the marshes of North Carolina after being abandoned by her family.

Language veteran Mohammad Ali Akanda is 93 now. When the Language Movement got underway in erstwhile East Pakistan, Akanda was a still a student of Dhaka University.

A sea of books remained on the ground, from young-adult fiction to short stories, under the shade of tall trees at the capital’s Rabindra Sarobar, welcoming an equally large sea of avid readers.

At least ten people were killed and three injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

The murder case of Md Alauddin, who was shot dead during violence between two councillor candidates of Chattogram City Corporation polls on January 27, is going to be shifted from Government Railway Police (GRP) Chattogram Station to Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), “to tackle political pressure”.

Police clashed with people protesting the death in custody of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in the capital’s Shahbagh this evening, with both sides saying multiple members sustained injuries.

Two separate protests took place on the Dhaka University campus today demanding justice for writer Mushtaq Ahmed’s death in police custody.

Police arrested a 22-year old youth yesterday on charge of raping a college girl in Chattogram city’s Panchlaish area. Officer-in-Charge Abul Kashem Bhuiyan of Panchlaish Police Station said police arrested Md Asmain Azim Ayan (22) in a drive, after receiving complaint from the victim’s father.

The promise of convenience that the new Electronic Finance Transfer (EFT) system brought for freedom fighters has turned sour within two months of its introduction. Due to an indexing issue, around 15,000 freedom fighters living in five metropolitan areas are yet to receive their allowances for the first month of the new year.

Three people were killed and 11 injured in road accidents in three districts during the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

As the pressing issue of malnutrition casts a shadow over the country’s public health situation, experts suggest the government take necessary measures to ensure nutrition in food.

Expressing displeasure over the delay in punishing perpetrators, BNP yesterday demanded announcement of BDR mutiny murder case’s final verdict by this year.

An official of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Barishal has allegedly been cornered and threatened by a retired police official when the ACC deputy assistant director went to the court premises on Wednesday to testify against the former constable accused in a corruption case.

Manpower shortage forced Bangladesh Railway (BR) to shut down more than 100 stations, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday said, adding that they would recruit 10,000 to 12,000-strong manpower in the first phase.

Freedom fighter Wahid Ullah passed away at his residence in the capital’s Siddheshwari early yesterday. He was 72. Wahid breathed his last around 12am due to complications arising from advanced stage Parkinson’s disease.

The nation yesterday observed the 12th anniversary of Pilkhana carnage, which left 74 people, including 57 army officers, dead.

Amazon, world’s largest e-commerce business is facing off Reliance, India’s largest company in a legal battle that could shape the growth of the Indian e-commerce scenario.

Police arrested a bKash officer imposter in Rajpara of Rajshahi on Wednesday night, in a case filed for deceiving a man more than two years ago.

The High Court yesterday questioned a lower court order that granted bail to Rozi Chishty, wife of former chairman of Farmers Bank Audit Committee Mahabubul Haque Chisty in a corruption case.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) today demolished 135 structures built illegally on the bank of the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila.