Breaking away from conservative societal norms, more and more women are taking control of their vehicles on the roads in Chattogram, both in the city and across the district.

Development work is an inseparable part of urbanisation. It is inevitable that sometimes even the busiest footpaths will have to be blocked, for the sake of maintaining the asphalt or repairing the utility lines that run underneath.

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman yesterday said the government will purchase equipment worth Tk 17 crore to boost the country’s capacity to fight disasters.

Police have detained 50 people in the capital over various drug offences.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-11) claimed to have arrested four members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Narayanganj early yesterday.

The deathtrap of road accidents created many a new tragedy over the last two days, as 12 people were killed and at least 21 were injured in separate incidents across the country, report our correspondents and news agencies.

Around19,200 students from 128 schools in Khulna city participated in a programme at Khulna Zila Stadium yesterday, to celebrate Bangabandhu’s March 7 historic speech.

Police yesterday arrested three individuals on charges of extortion in the name of “Mujib Borsho celebration” in Chattogram city’s Kotwali area.

Sylhet International Trade Fair (SITF) began on the city’s Sheikh Russel Mini Stadium in Shahi Eidgah area yesterday.

A speech-impaired seven-year-old was raped in the city’s Kamrangirchar area last night.

Three weeks have passed since the murders of Munni Rahman and her two children in Dhaka’s Dakshin Khan. The prime suspect, Munni’s husband Raquib Uddin Bhuiyan, still remains traceless.

Two more bodies have been recovered following capsize of two boats carrying a bridal party in Rajshahi’s Sreerampur last evening.

Bodies of two minor sisters are found from their residence in Dakshin Goran area of Dhaka.

The election to Chattogram City Corporation is scheduled to be held on March 29 with campaigning starting on March 9.

In our age of multitasking, it is difficult – perhaps inconceivable to some - to sit still and silent for long. It goes against our notion of the times we live in. Yet, once in a while, we may find ourselves in a position of doing just that. How is that experience?

Participants of a rally yesterday urged everyone to join the movement to stop repression and violence against women.

Industries Minister Nurul Mazid Mahmud Humayun yesterday said the government will form a salt board in Cox’s Bazar and provide sufficient subsidy, considering salt cultivation an agricultural pursuit.

Dr Monowar Hossain, former chairman of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), passed away at United Hospital in Dhaka on March 4. He was 81.

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said two proposed laws -- “Broadcast Act” and the “Mass Media Employees’ Act” -- will give legal protection to broadcast journalists and workers.

Family members, different cultural, political and social organisations and people from all walks of life observed the seventh death anniversary of Tanwir Mohammad Taqi, son of Rafiur Rabbi, a renowned cultural activist in Narayanganj.