The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised the power tariff by 5.3 percent at retail and 8.4 percent at wholesale levels.

The newly-elected mayors and councillors of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) took oath for office.

At least three people including a child die as a fire broke out in a building in Dhaka's Eskaton area.

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, also the lead investigators of the of blogger and writer Avijit Roy murder case, releases a video that reveals how the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam planned and executed the killing.

A 70-year-old man died during a scuffle with his “rivals”, over a land dispute in port city’s Halishahar area yesterday morning.

A two-day information fair began in Savar yesterday, with an objective to inform people about the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Inside the tiny flat on the narrow Lalmohon Saha Street of Old Dhaka, “casino brothers” Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan had hired two people to guard their five steel vaults, law enforcers have found.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found 14 sources of graft at the 10 land ports of the country operated by Bangladesh Land Port Authority.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has appreciated Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s letter to him offering solidarity and assistance to deal with the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Prof Naadir Junaid of Dhaka University’s Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, will deliver a lecture on political cinema in Bangla, at the Institute of Modern Languages of DU at 4pm today.

The High Court yesterday banned two books -- “Dia Arefin” and “Nanir Bani” -- both written by Diarsi Arag, for hurting religious sentiments.

The eighth commencement of Asian University for Women (AUW) is set to take place on May 9, 2020. Former New York University President John Sexton will be the commencement speaker at the programme, said a press release.

Chittagong Newspaper Hawkers Multipurpose Cooperative Limited held its managing committee polls on Monday, where Md Yusuf Ali was elected president and Nazrul Islam Liton was elected general secretary.

To encourage intellectual practice among students, Esho Shikhi learning app has launched the “Best Brainiac Competition”, says a press release. Students in grades 11-12, SSC and HSC examinees and those from equivalent background from across the country will be able to participate in this competition.

The lane between Dewanbazar Didar Market and C&B Bridge in port city has been named after renowned social leader and educationist LA Chowdhury.

Thirteen students of Rajshahi University filed complaints of sexual harassment against a teacher yesterday.

The newly elected mayors and councillors of Dhaka south and north city corporations will take oath today.

At least six people were killed in road accidents in the last two days, report our correspondents and a news agency.

Professor Atiqul Islam has been reappointed vice-chancellor of North South University (NSU) for the second term, said a press release. He was first appointed vice-chancellor of NSU in 2016.

The central Awami League leaders are trying to bring the factions of port city unit AL under the same umbrella in a bid to ensure victory for the party nominated mayor and councillor candidates in the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls.