Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Wednesday night arrested the prime accused in a case filed over the murder of Nazmul Hossain. He was hacked to death on January 14 in Rajshahi’s Bagha upazila for protesting the stalking of his niece.

As part of the government’s efforts to prevent question leaks, the central bank yesterday asked Mobile Financial Service (MFS) providers to beef up monitoring of transactions on their platforms and report suspicious activities to law enforcement agencies.

The Department of Films and Publications (DFP) yesterday revoked the media enlistment of Bangla daily Sangram.

Chattogram Shilpi Sangsad at a press conference in the city yesterday alleged that the artistes of Chattogram have been deprived from participating in programmes of Bangladesh Television (BTV) Chattogram centre. Instead, many programmes of BTV’s Dhaka centre are being rerun frequently, they claimed at the programme held at Chattogram Press Club.

BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid yesterday in parliament said the government should pass a Baksal-like law, as the country is moving towards a one-party rule.

CM Shafi Sami, former diplomat, has unanimously been elected chairperson of University of Asia Pacific’s (UAP) Board of Trustees, said a press release of the university yesterday.

Bangladesh Police is making its National Emergency Helpline (999) more robust, while strengthening its services to stand beside people in trouble, according to officials.

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday in parliament disclosed a statistics of 49,558 river grabbers across the country with the highest 5,906 grabbers in Cumilla district.

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) yesterday signed a deal with an Indian company for widening 39 kilometers out of 51km road from Ashuganj river port to Akhaura land port to four lanes.

A police investigation report submitted to the returning office of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) election showed that they did not find any attack on Tabith Awal -- BNP’s mayor candidate for DNCC -- and his followers.

Mayors and councilors are indifferent when it comes to carrying out their roles described in the corresponding law, said city planners yesterday.

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly has killed four Bangladeshi nationals, said to be cattle traders, along the Noagaon and Jashore borders.

None of the 900 China-returnees screened at Dhaka and Chattogram airports are infected by coronavirus, Directorate General of Health Services claims.

A policeman reportedly dies by suicide in Dhaka’s Mirpur-14.

Students of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Dhaka University protest the torture of four students on campus by Chhatra League activists.

Two persons -- son of a police officer and a businessman-- who have been missing from the capital for a few days are found.

Bangladesh yesterday became the first country in South Asia to enter the era of electronic passports.

Environmentalists yesterday termed the demolition of the much-talked-about BGMEA building a symbol of action against illegal structures that were constructed filling waterbodies or open spaces.

Businesspersons now find their representation in local government bodies more “lucrative” than before, as documents show about 67.5 percent of total councillor candidates are involved in business.

Police on Tuesday arrested a youth in connection with the gang-rape of a girl in Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh.