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

The Covid-19 infection rate in Chattogram hit almost 13 percent yesterday, the first time after four months.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested six Nigerians and a South African along with two Bangladeshis on charges of fraudulence.

Jahangirnagar University has turned fifty-one. The university started its journey back in 1971 as Jahangirnagar Muslim University. Fast-forward to today, it has come to be one of the most prominent cultural hubs of the country.

Truck driver Babu Miah was on his way to Dhaka last Monday. With a truck-full of vegetables, he was journeying from Pabna through Kazirhat-Aricha ferry ghat. This route made the most sense to him, as it saved distance and fuel cost.

Three teenage boys, who lost their way home and mistakenly crossed over into India through Naogaon border on Monday, were rescued following a call made to 999 after Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detained them.

Imagine a dumpster sitting right opposite the main gate of a hospital, spreading a ghastly stench. Those who dump waste here don’t even bother to make sure their trash is placed at the bin, which means there’s at least a few feet of waste around the dumpster. Even though the bin has remained at such a sensitive spot for years, no steps have been taken to remove it.

Mizanur Rahman Khan, joint editor of Prothom Alo, left his footprint through his immense patience and tireless work in upholding justice and rights in the country throughout his career.

BNP has expressed doubt over whether the government has imposed fresh restrictions, including on public gatherings, to stop their rallies and meetings.

Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader yesterday said the government is not well prepared to deal with the highly-contagious omicron variant of Covid-19.

The government should provide constitutional recognition to the indigenous people and take special measures for their economic, social and cultural development, urged the Parliamentary Caucus on Indigenous Peoples and Minority Affairs at a discussion yesterday.

Bangladesh Railway yesterday signed a contract with a local private company to construct a shopping mall and a hotel/guest house in Chattogram, with the aim to increase its income.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday said he will take measures to ensure a free, fair and credible national election at a dialogue with Islamic Front Bangladesh, said Syed Bahadur Shah Mujaddedi, chairman of IFB.

Rab-15 arrested a Rohingya for smuggling around five lakh yaba pills into the country in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday night.

Britain yesterday put the biggest private health companies on high alert to deliver crucial treatments should Omicron overwhelm National Health Service hospitals in England.

A Dinajpur court yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment and fined Tk 20,000 for abducting and attempting to kill a five-year-old girl after rape in Parbatipur Upazila of Dinajpur in 2016.

Jatiya Party (Manju) yesterday said the new election commission should be formed through the enactment of a law in line with the constitution and not through search committee.

Six people have been killed in two road accidents in Kushtia over the last two days.

Deputy Commissioner of Benapole Customs House Md Abdul Qaiyum has filed a GD with Benapole Port Police Station, seeking protection.

While authorities have taken an initiative to inoculate students of Chattogram, health guidelines are barely being followed during the vaccination campaign. Students and their guardians crowded the inoculation centres yesterday, with no social distancing in sight.