Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today directed to immediately start work on two foot-over bridges near Matsya Bhaban and in front of the High Court.

Dr Muhammad Niaz Morshed, director of Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital, has been arrested in connection with the death of Senior ASP Anisul Karim, who was allegedly beaten to death by the hospital’s staff on Monday.

Buses on 291 routes in Dhaka city will in future only run on 42 routes, and a high-powered committee on bus route rationalisation is working on it.

There must be training for teachers so that they can deliver the sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) lessons in an innovative and interesting approach, breaking the existing stigma and socio-cultural taboo, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.

Manabendra Narayan Larma was a friend of the deprived and marginal people and he fought for their rights, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

Jolputul Puppets, a Dhaka-based community of puppetry enthusiasts, inaugurated a new puppet school over the weekend. The school, located at the capital’s Elephant Road, will allow young kids to learn the once popular craft of puppetry.

College teacher Moshfeka Begum was diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago. At 59, her vision for a long life was suddenly blurred by this revelation. She was devastated.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to start direct flight from Sylhet to Cox’s Bazar from November 12.

Sophisticated Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and riot control vehicles were included in Border Guard Bangladesh’s (BGB’s) arsenal yesterday to enhance its operational activities and capacity building.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday urged both the government and the Election Commission to take a lesson from the US presidential election.

Moved by the picture of 70-year-old Nannu Mia, who was carrying a sack of grass he cut from the capital’s Bangabandhu National Stadium to earn a living, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner gave him Tk 25,000 to buy two rickshaws to ease his struggles.

Today marks the 64th death anniversary of veteran military officer Maj Abdul Gani, founder of East Bengal Regiment.

Expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Chowdhury Samrat, one of the “casino kingpins” in Dhaka and his close aide Enamul Haque Arman have been shown arrested in a Tk 195 crore money laundering case.

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today said the government was thinking of launching modern and visually pleasing vessels on circular waterways around Dhaka city.

The High Court today directed the health secretary to collect Tk 5 lakh as compensation from four frmer and current officials of National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) for their negligence in preserving and protecting hospital equipment, including intensive care unit ventilators.

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today sent a letter to the chief justice demanding that the authorities concerned take necessary steps so that no misunderstanding forms between the bar and bench (court) and their relationship is not damaged.

Ten employees of a hospital were placed on seven-day remand each in a case filed over the death of Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Anisul Karim, who was assaulted by the hospital staff when he was admitted yesterday with some mental health complications.

A senior assistant superintendent of police died at a hospital in Dhaka after he was allegedly assaulted by hospital staff.

Sarwoer Alam, an executive magistrate at Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) headquarters, has been transferred to the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment as senior assistant secretary.

The two Dhaka city corporations have the mandate of keeping a check on food safety, but have been doing next to nothing to this end for several years.