With a 25-year illustrious career in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, Hasin Jahan was appointed the country director of WaterAid Bangladesh last year.

Engr MA Wahab has been elected district governor of Rotary International District 3281 Bangladesh for 2022-23, says a press release.

Parveen Akther (45), a resident of Joistopura village under Boalkhali upazila in Chattogram, used to hardly experience elephant attacks. The fear of elephant attack has never been a part of daily life for her. But in the last five or six years, a herd of elephants have regularly scoured their village in search of food, in the process attacking people and damaging crops.

Participated by underprivileged and street children, Fashion for Life-2020 was held in Chattogram city’s CRB Shirish Tola area on February 28, participated by distinguished personalities.

Sylhet city was highly praised recently for ridding one of its roads from cobwebs of overhead cables, but expanding the project to other areas of the city is like traversing a room full of wire-traps.

A Dhaka court yesterday directed court authorities to publish advertisements in two national dailies, asking former DIG Mizanur Rahman’s wife, Sohelia Anar Ratna, and his brother Mahbubur Rahman, to appear before it on April 2 centring a graft case.

The parliament, for the first time in its history, is going to hold a special session on March 22 and 23 to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Norway wants a quick and amicable solution to the complications that mobile operator Grameenphone faces regarding its operations, in light of payment of dues to Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has said there were 337 reports of torture and sexual violence against women and girls in February.

An alleged robber has been killed in a “gunfight” with police in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia.

Today is the 34th death anniversary of SA Bari, former deputy prime minister, says a press release.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has recently assigned a High Court bench for hearing and disposing of the death reference and appeals in the sensational Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case.

Today is the 18th death anniversary of Syed Md Habibul Haque, founder managing director of Crystal Insurance Company Ltd, who hailed from Chakher area in Barishal, says a press release.

In another grim day on the road, four more people were added to the tally of deaths caused by accidents, report our correspondent and UNB.

Mohammad Omar Faruque, deputy director of SCI’s HIV programme, met with a dreadful accident on April 13, 2019. The bike carrying him was hit by a truck, which then ran over the lower part of his body, smashing his hip bone.

Germany’s Development Minister Gerd Müller said they will suspend all development cooperation with Myanmar until the country ensures safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees.

Speakers at a workshop yesterday said soil and water are essential for development, so these natural resources should be conserved.

Saudi Arabia is planning to abolish its controversial sponsorship system, known as kafala, amid economic reforms and frequent allegations of labour exploitation in the Gulf country.

Two people were burnt to death and one sustained injuries after a fire engulfed a living space in port city’s Halishahar area yesterday.

Another person died in the fire that broke out at a building in Eskaton on Thursday, taking the death toll to five.