Bangladesh has moved up eight notches on the Democracy Index 2019 of the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Chhatra League activists of Dhaka University’s Sergeant Zahurul Haq Hall tortured four students for nearly three hours before handing them to police early Tuesday.

Bangladesh and The Gambia are located nearly 11,000-kilometre away and share no significant economic or political relation. But the countries stand together for one cause, justice for the Rohingyas.

The High Court yesterday ordered the authorities concerned to immediately stop production and display of laminated city election posters to save the environment.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to deliver an order today in response to The Gambia’s seeking provisional measures to stop genocide against the Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine.

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha yesterday started knocking down the much-talked-about BGMEA Bhaban, which was constructed illegally over a decade ago.

The number of loan defaulters stands at 8,238 who owed Tk 96,986.38 crore to various public and private banks till November last year.

Although they promised a clean and green Dhaka city, mayor and councillor candidates in the DSCC and the DNCC polls have flooded their areas with laminated posters, which are harmful for the environment.

The airport authorities in Dhaka and Chattogram yesterday began the screening process of China-returnee passengers to prevent probable outbreak of a SARS-like virus that has claimed six lives so far.

Tabith Awal, BNP’s mayor candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and his followers came under attack while campaigning in the capital’s Gabtoli area yesterday.

Bangladesh Railway has expressed serious reservations about a move to extend a metrorail line up to Kamalapur Railway Station, saying it will jeopardise its mega plan to turn the country’s prime railway station into a multimodal transport hub.

The Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) yesterday expressed deep concern over the recent events surrounding the issuance of arrest warrant against Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman and five of his colleagues.

There are injury marks on the head, neck, and legs of the film development corporation employee who died in police custody Sunday night.

The number of people with hypertension and diabetes has increased alarmingly in the country and health experts attribute it to poor food habit and lack of exercise.

At the Court Street yesterday, a heavily pregnant 17-year-old waddled about from one lawyers’ chamber to another, looking for someone who can help her. She is about to deliver a baby in 20 days, and in this state, she had taken a public bus from Uttara all the way to the old part of the town.

The High Court yesterday ordered the law enforcers not to harass or arrest Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman and five others until the hearing on the bail petition in a case filed over the death of Naimul Abrar Rahat, a student of Dhaka Residential Model College.

The second phase of the Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims, ended yesterday with the Akheri Munajat or final supplications seeking divine blessings for people and the Muslim Ummah.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she did not understand the purpose of the Citizenship Amendment Act passed recently in India, and observed that it was an unnecessary law.

BNP’s mayoral pick for DSCC polls Ishraque Hossain is all set to face his main rival Awami League’s Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.

Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, ruling Awami League mayor candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation, pledges to ensure civic services for the DSCC people within the first 90 days of him being elected.