The Department of Environment yesterday disconnected utility connections of 23 dyeing factories and steel re-rolling mills in the capital’s Kadamtali and Shyampur for polluting the Buriganga river and the air.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved a masterplan to free all major rivers in and around Dhaka and Chattogram cities from encroachment and pollution by 2030.

The capital dredging work in the Karnaphuli has slowed down due to a deep layer of polythene in the riverbed.

The UGC head believes that while issues might arise with the introduction of something new, such fears should not stop them from taking the initiative. On the other hand, the two distinguished educationists have strongly stated that a sensitive matter like admission in public universities must not go through a “trial and error” approach.

The government is going to set up seven special tribunals for speedy trials in human trafficking cases as Bangladesh faces risks of US sanctions for not doing enough in combatting the heinous crime.

One more Bangladeshi in Singapore has been infected with the novel coronavirus, Singapore’s Ministry of Health said yesterday.

Airlines operating flights between Bangladesh and China have been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak.

Awami League last night chose Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, joint general secretary of the party’s Chattogram city unit, instead of incumbent mayor AJM Nasir Uddin to contest the Chittagong City Corporation mayoral election.

The BNP and Khaleda Zia’s family members have launched a fresh move to get her released from imprisonment, saying that her health is rapidly deteriorating.

The new coronavirus has infected 1,700 Chinese health workers and killed six, authorities said yesterday, as businesses struggled to balance containment measures with a return from an extended post-holiday break.

It’s not wise to put all your eggs in one basket, goes the age-old saying. And this saying could not be more pertinent given the jittery state of global supply chain following the outbreak of coronavirus in China.

Five women drowned as an overcrowded tourist boat overturned in Rangamati’s Kaptai Lake yesterday noon.

The government has slashed interest rates on postal savings by half as part of its efforts to reduce interest rates on bank loans and deposits, and promote investment in private sector.

Two more Bangladeshi expatriates in Singapore have been infected with the novel coronavirus, The Straits Times reported yesterday.

A Dhaka court yesterday accepted a Tk 100 crore defamation suit filed by road safety campaigner Ilias Kanchan against former shipping minister Shajahan Khan.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked the cabinet secretary to give directions to district deputy commissioners (DCs) to save rivers from encroachers and take legal action against them.

China’s official death toll from the new coronavirus spiked dramatically yesterday after authorities changed their counting methods, fuelling concern the epidemic is far worse than being reported.

In recent memory, Pahela Falgun, the first day of spring according to the Bangla calendar, has fallen on February 13… or has it?

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday expressed disappointment that the 2003 High Court verdict, barring police from making arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing people during remand, have not been executed in 17 years.

Issuing a stern warning against the operation of unfit vehicles on roads, the High Court yesterday said vehicles without valid fitness documents will not be allowed to run in Bangladesh.