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.

Rahmat Ali, a landless angler in Sirajganj’s Rayganj Upazila, faced 11 cases and spent 39 days in jail about fight over illegal occupation of the upazila’s Sonadanga Beel.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police arrested three men of a “multi-level marketing (MLM)” company from the capital’s Pallabi area, on charge of embezzling over Tk 6 crore from 1,427 people by tempting them with exorbitant profits.

The University Grants Commission is going to allow private university students, who are at their final semester, to attend practical classes and exams in person.

Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram region fined 20 businesses including a shipyard, 11 brick kilns and two hospitals a total of Tk 11,65,000 for violating conditions and polluting environment.

A mobile court yesterday fined ten wholesalers a total of Tk 1,40,000 for selling potatoes at inflated prices at Chattogram city’s Riazuddin market.

A Dhaka court yesterday set November 12 to pass order on charge framing in a case lodged over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Naimul Abrar, against 10 people including the editor of daily Prothom Alo Matiur Rahman.

Australia has released a Covid-19 Development Response Plan for Bangladesh, focusing on investments in long-term economic growth, inclusive education, skills development and private sector engagement.

The Local Government Division (LGD) has suspended Erfan Salim from the post of ward-30 councillor of the Dhaka South City Corporation.

Two separate cases were filed against Erfan Salim and his bodyguard Zahidul Islam with Chawkbazar Police Station today for carrying illegal firearms and possessing narcotics.

Police today appealed to a Dhaka court to show Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Salim's son Mohammad Erfan Salim and his bodyguard Zahidul Mollah arrested in a case filed for assaulting a navy official in the capital's Dhanmondi area.

The Local Government Division (LGD) has suspended Erfan Salim from the ward-30 councillor post of the Dhaka South City Corporation.

Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved a Tk 319 crore-project for the development of Dhaka North City Corporation.

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

Mohammad Erfan Salim, son of MP Haji Salim, will be sacked from the post of councillor as he was sentenced to imprisonment by a mobile court.

Police arrested another accused in the case filed for assaulting a navy official.

For a country that has the world’s largest mangrove forest the Sundarbans, the port of Chattogram, world’s longest natural sea beach Cox’s Bazar, the Teknaf peninsula and Saint Martin’s Island, “sea tourism” can help beat Covid-19 blues by generating billions of dollars. All that’s needed is an integrated initiative to connect these popular destinations by marine terminals, say experts.

Only strong farmer organisations and cooperative methods of agricultural production and marketing can save the country’s agriculture sector whereas 82 percent of the farmers have become landless, said speakers at a webinar yesterday.

The likelihood of COVID-19 being spread on shoes and infecting individuals is very low. As a precautionary measure, particularly in homes where infants and small children crawl or play on floors, consider leaving your shoes at the entrance of your home. This will help prevent contact with dirt or any waste that could be carried on the soles of shoes.

On October 10, a group of socially concerned citizens went to protest the gang-rape that occurred at Sylhet’s MC College. After protesting, some of the participants entered the college campus and found that part of a historic hillock was reportedly being razed.