A structure made of local resources at Dinajpur’s Rudrapur village has been selected for an international architecture award.

Jagannath University students today stood in a human chain to press home a decade-old demand -- they want their dormitories back. Some 12 dormitories are currently occupied by different factions, the students alleged, including lawmaker of the area Haji Salim.

Six people including three hospital owners were sentenced to different terms by a mobile court in the capital’s Mohammadpur and Shyamoli areas last night.

A Cox’s Bazar court yesterday placed suspended Teknaf OC Pradeep Kumar Das’ associate constable Rubel Sharma on a five-day remand in a case filed over the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.

To ensure youth empowerment, the government needs to formulate an action plan to implement the National Youth Policy 2017, speakers at a webinar urged. They also called for the formulation of a ‘Youth Council’ to ensure youth empowerment.

The government has reorganised the cabinet committee to finalise the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) prepared by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipokkho (Rajuk) following its detailed review.

Family members of a fisherman, who has been missing since the trawler he had boarded from Chattogram’s Patenga Ghat for deep sea returned ashore over two weeks ago, have been denied filing a general diary with police.

Newly-appointed Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) Commissioner Nisharul Arif has said those involved in the killing of Raihan Ahmed will be brought to justice.

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday said the prime minister will unveil the foundation stone of Bangabandhu Railway Bridge on Jamuna river through videoconference on November 29.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reopened its fresh food corners at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, allowing trade and business activities to resume after months of closure due to Covid-19 prevention measures.

Unidentified criminals shot a man and snatched Tk 5.7 lakh from him in broad daylight at Savar’s Bhakurta area near Turag bridge yesterday.

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced four people, including three former officials of AB Bank Ltd, to 13 years’ rigorous imprisonment in absentia for misappropriating Tk 3.78 crore from the bank.

BNP senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi returned home today after receiving treatment for over two weeks at a private hospital for cardiac problems.

Police today found a fetus near the Dhaka University Central Library area.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is collecting wealth information of lawmaker Haji Salim and his son Erfan Salim.

The government has reorganised the cabinet committee to finalise the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) prepared by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipokkho (RAJUK) following its detailed review.

Persons with disabilities regularly face challenges to access healthcare infrastructure and information. Therefore, there must be comprehensive training for healthcare providers on how to provide disabled-friendly health services, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday launched a quick response team for women and children undergoing abuse.

The government has approved a Tk 319.23 crore project to improve road safety, including traffic infrastructures development, as well as reducing traffic congestion in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) areas.

Admission tests for Rajshahi University’s 2020-2021 session will require students to appear in person, in spite of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, university authorities have confirmed.