A couple suffered burns in a fire that originated apparently from a gas leak at Kanchpur in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj early yesterday.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said no situation has emerged till now to shut down educational institutions in the country due to the possible spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

A 55-year-old man succumbed to his injuries yesterday morning after sustaining injuries in a clash between two groups over a piece of land at Patiya upazila on Friday.

Three days after a massive fire in Rupnagar slum, another blaze engulfed a garment scrap warehouse at the capital’s Mirpur yesterday.

Today marks the 49th anniversary of Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury’s resignation as the vice chancellor of Dhaka University, says a press release.

The pharmacy department of Dhaka University (DU) has come forward to minimise fears centring novel coronavirus, which has gripped the university’s students.

Jahanara Rahman, wife of late Air Commodore Ghazi Lutfur Rahman, passed away on March 12 at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka, says a press release.

On October 22, 2018, a group of students could be seen distributing food to under-privileged people on the streets of Chattogram’s Patiya upazila.

Shamim Akhter Rashid, former member of Rangamati Parbatya Zila Parishad, passed away yesterday at a hospital in Vellore, India, says a press release.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) in a drive yesterday arrested an employee of a chattogram-based business organisation from Dhaka’s Mirpur with Tk 63 lakh in cash, allegedly stolen from the company’s office in Chattogram on March 12.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-14) claimed to have arrested two alleged child abductors from Mymensingh and Gazipur in separate drives early yesterday.

International Day of Mathematics (IDM) was celebrated yesterday on the Dhaka University campus amid much enthusiasm.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday urged election officials and law enforcers to ensure polling agents’ security and smooth access to voting centres during the city corporation polls.

Alleging that he was intimidated by law enforcers, a BNP-backed councillor candidate has withdrawn his candidature for the March 29 Chattogram city polls.

The Election Commission is motivating residents across the port city to turn up at polling centres on the election day (March 29) to cast their votes using electronic voting machines as “EVM is more convenient and easy to use”.

A man has been sued under Digital Security Act on charges of uploading videos with false information on his Youtube channel and sharing those on social media.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda urges election officials and law enforcers to ensure polling agents’ security and smooth access to voting centres during the March 29 Chattogram City Corporation election.

In a bid to become the first “digital city” of the country, Sylhet now provides free high-speed internet to its residents through WiFi connection.

A fire that broke out at Jhutpatti slum in Mirpur-10 area of the capital this afternoon was brought under control after around three hours of frantic efforts of fire-fighters and locals.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines suspends its flight to Kathmandu for March 15 and 17, as the Himalayan country stops on-arrival visa over fear of coronavirus spread.