Nirmalendu Goon, then a trainee sub-editor of Daily People, recalls March 7, 1971.

The nation is set to observe the historic March 7 today, commemorating the landmark speech of Bangabandhu.

There was not a single person in the audience who would disagree that the award-giving ceremony, “Unsung Women: Nation Builders Awards 2020” organised jointly by The Daily Star and IPDC Finance yesterday, was difficult to watch dry-eyed.

The government is considering formation of a commission to prevent rape and violence against women as the number of such incidents is on the rise.

It was set to be a special game and Bangladesh made it even more so as they gave skipper Mashrafe a fitting send-off by completing a 3-0 whitewash of Zimbabwe when they won the third ODI by 123 runs amid a festive atmosphere at the Sylhet International Stadium yesterday.

Three Bangladeshi nationals who were diagnosed with coronavirus in Singapore last month have left hospital after recovery.

World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a “disturbing” lack of hospital preparedness.

Imon Ahmed recently returned home from abroad after years. He and his family members were going to his engagement ceremony at the bride’s home in Sunamganj yesterday.

Legal experts and rights organisations have expressed concern over the stand release of District and Sessions Judge of Pirojpur Md Abdul Mannan after he denied bail to a former Awami League lawmaker and his wife.

The focus was on Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza ahead of the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe and,

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his visit to Bangladesh to attend the “Mujib Borsho” celebration on March 17 and hold a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

About 100 Bangladeshi expatriates were in uncertainty all day yesterday over being able to return to Kuwait as they could not get medical clearance certificates for entering the Gulf country.

Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home with Italy and India the latest to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urged an all-out global offensive against the epidemic.

Bureaucratic tangles and lack of coordination among government bodies pose a major challenge in implementing the government plan to tackle a potential coronavirus outbreak.

The authorities of Border Guard Bangladesh cannot avoid the responsibilities in the killing of five people in Khagrachhari’s Matiranga upazila, thinks the National Human Rights Commission.

The outbreak of coronavirus in China has begun affecting two mega projects in Bangladesh -- the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project and the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project – “to some extent”, project officials said.

Countries rushed to protect their supply of masks yesterday as panic buying, hoarding and theft spread over fears of the deadly coronavirus epidemic, with global health officials warning that stocks of protective gear were rapidly dwindling.

The risks of a coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh cannot be denied, but people should not panic, noted physician ABM Abdullah said yesterday.

The government has finalised an emergency preparedness plan to tackle any possible spread of coronavirus in the country.

The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of a government decision to stand release District and Sessions Judge of Pirojpur Md Abdul Mannan.