Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said border outposts (BOP) in Chattogram Hill Tracts adjoining the Indian state of Mizoram will be increased, to curb the activities of ‘terrorist groups’.

Austria-based global media watchdog International Press Institute (IPI) issued a statement, decrying the worsening state of media freedom in South Asia during the year of the pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government is building up every force in such a way so that the country could avail all sorts of measures and training to protect its independence and sovereignty.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam yesterday announced the plan of constructing a multi-purpose truck terminal at Tejgaon to accommodate all trucks at the area and keep roads truck-free.

With an aim to reach policing at the peoples’ doorstep and lessen the gap between plaintiff and police, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) today introduced a Short Message Service (SMS) based complaint and response management system.

The 11th parliament will go into its 11th session on January 18 amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

Professor Fouzia Rezwan, principal of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC), has been made officer on special duty (OSD) under the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.

CID has arrested two people on charge of producing sanitary napkins with sub-standard materials and selling those under name of a foreign brand.

A girl was found dead in a pond in Rangpur City yesterday, a day after she went missing on Tuesday.

Prof Abdun Noor, former principal and head of English Department of Brahmanbaria Government College, breathed his last yesterday. He was 72.

Syed Abdul Mabud Kochi, general manager of Ibrahim Securities, has passed away at a Dhaka hospital on Monday. He was 68.

Bangladesh Nari Progati Shangha (BNPS) has taken initiatives to build capacity and capital support for women who have lost their job or capital as vendors during the pandemic.

A man -- who was dropped off a moving bus in an unconscious state in the capital, passed away minutes after he was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday afternoon.

The High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to JKG Healthcare’s Chairperson Dr Sabrina Sharmin Hossain in a case filed for issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.

The High Court yesterday cleared way for the students under 11 years to apply for admission to class six in government high schools across the country.

The average monthly return of migrant workers increased by four times in the last three months than what was in previous five months, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMRRU) said yesterday.

Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed was recently charged with fraud and drug cases filed with Uttara Paschim Police Station in July this year.

Teachers of Rajshahi University (RU) demanded immediate implementation of recent government orders and prompt removal of the current university administration for corruption and irregularities that were proved in a UGC probe.

A Dhaka court yesterday again asked Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to submit by February 3 the probe report of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.

With climate change looming as an ever-present threat, regional cooperation in water and resource-sharing is even more crucial, said speakers at a virtual discussion yesterday.