Tributes continued to pour in yesterday for founding chairman and CEO of Transcom Group Latifur Rahman, who breathed his last on Wednesday morning.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has decided to virtually continue functions of Appellate Division of Supreme Court this month.

The European Union has announced 32 million euro (around Tk 304 crore) donation for some one million Rohingyas sheltered in Cox’s Bazar and the Bangladeshi host communities, said EU Delegation in Dhaka in a statement yesterday.

To ensure a people-friendly police force, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has started collecting suggestions from all rank officials, especially those working in the field.

Former professor emeritus of Rajshahi University (RU) M Fakhrul Islam passed away at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) yesterday. He was 82.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has decided to allow another 1,890 cars, microbuses, and ambulances affiliated with various ridesharing services to resume operations, said a BRTA circular issued on Wednesday.

Both the affluent and marginalised can be vulnerable to involvement in terrorism as terrorists do not pursue violence simply based on ideology, according to a study.

BNP yesterday formally turned down the national budget for 2020-21 fiscal year, saying it is “unimplementable” during this time of Covid-19 pandemic.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has said they arrested three foreign nationals from the capital’s Bashundhara area, who allegedly work in a gang that swindles money from unsuspecting targets through various ruses.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi inaugurates a specialised hospital for people infected with coronavirus in Export Processing Zone area of Chattogram.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has decided to continue the operations of the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division this month through virtual systems using information and communication technology and without physical presence, in order to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Four people were killed and two others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Lalmonirhat today, said police.

Workers of Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited in Brahmanbaria staged a demonstration this morning, to protest a decision of the authorities to slash Eid bonuses of their second and third class employees.

Two more doctors have died from coronavirus in Dhaka in the last 24 hours.

Abinta Kabir had always dreamed of helping the disadvantaged. Her heart cried for the common people -- rickshaw pullers, workers and children on the streets of Dhaka. And she carried those memories of her city when she travelled to study at Emory University in Atlanta, USA.

His bravery epitomised what a human being should demonstrate at a grim moment of truth.

Prof Muhammed Fayyaz Khan joined Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) as its vice chancellor yesterday, says a press release.

Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and three others were interrogated by the investigation officer for two working days at jail gate in connection with a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

Two special police battalions, formed to ensure security of Rohingyas, have finally taken over the responsibility to ensure law and order inside the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.

The 99th anniversary of Dhaka University was observed yesterday with a vow to ensure quality education and research.