Salma Begum, mother of Rayhan Ahmed, who was allegedly tortured to death in Sylhet city’s Bandarbazar police outpost, went on a hunger strike yesterday, demanding justice for her son.

A woman handed over her son to police on Saturday night in Chattogram’s New Market area, after finding out he lifted a motorcycle.

Last week, a woman was seen sitting in front of Chattogram Press Club. She did not have any banner or poster with her nor a group of people to express solidarity. All she had was pain in her eyes, which had become weary seeking justice.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 21 persons on Saturday night, while they were gambling at a makeshift casino in Dhaka’s Ashulia area, on the outskirts of the capital.

For many celebrities of the big and small screen and the creative people behind their success, the ‘shooting graam’ on the outskirts of Dhaka has been almost like a second home, if only by the sheer amount of time they spend there.

PraniSheba Vet, a specialised telemedicine platform for livestock, the first of it’s kind in the country, was launched yesterday. SM Rezaul Karim, Minister of Fisheries and Livestock, was present at its virtual inauguration ceremony as chief guest, says a press release.

Mahbubur Rahman -- president of International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICCB) -- is among the 150 high-impact leaders in business and social enterprise from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, who have been interviewed under the “Creating Emerging Market Project (CEMP)” at Harvard Business School (HBS) recently.

A Dhaka court today sentenced a former executive engineer of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for acquiring Tk 3 crore beyond his known sources of income.

A fire broke out at the BDBL building in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar this morning.

Two more workers, who were injured when molten iron fell on them at a steel mill in Narayanganj’s Rupganj on Friday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.

Investigative journalism paves the way for ensuring people’s right to know in-depth information regarding incidents, said speakers at a training session for journalists in Mymensingh yesterday.

A man was found dead beside Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar yesterday morning.

Md Shahab Uddin, minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, yesterday said to protect the river ecosystem, the government is serious about conserving dolphins. He said the ministry is formulating a national action plan in this regard.

Shah Rafayat Chowdhury, a 24-year-old environmentalist and social entrepreneur, has become the first Bangladeshi to win the AFS Prize for Young Global Citizens.

A worker of a readymade garment factory was stabbed to death in Dhaka’s Pallabi area on Friday night.

An assistant professor of Chittagong University has allegedly received death threats from unknown people via social media.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday stressed the need for establishing a strong legal framework in order to strengthen the socioeconomic development of the country.

Another suspended constable -- Harunur Rashid -- was arrested by the Police Bureau of Investigation early yesterday from Sylhet Police Lines.

As many countries in the world have already been hit by the second wave of Covid-19 outbreak, experts said maintaining health rules is the only key where there is no alternative to community engagement to make sure everybody maintains it.

Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has stressed the need for increasing women’s participation in UN peacekeeping. She also said increased women’s leadership in peacekeeping would require a holistic approach to women’s role in peace.