The number of rape victims in the county has doubled in 2019 than that of 2018. Rights body Ain o Salish Kendra publishes a report titled “Human Rights Situation of Bangladesh in 2019: Review of ASK”.

The High Court refuses to grant bail to a detained businessman of Lakshmipur, Md Main Uddin, in a case filed on charge of illegally storing 42 sacks of onion.

The Kerala legislative Assembly has passed a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which seeks to give Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Awami League leader Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and incumbent Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor M Atiqul Islam today submitted their nomination papers separately to contest the January 30 mayoral polls in Dhaka South and North City Corporations.

Girls have done better than the boys in Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations this year.

Two hours after two members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) were injured in a gun attack by Rohingya drug peddlers at Neela Noyapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila, the prime suspect has been killed in a reported gunfight with the elite force.

Police yesterday recovered the body of a two-year-old girl from the tank of a sanitary latrine at West Sarafbhata village in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram, 15 days after she went missing from her grandfather’s house. The deceased is Jannatun Asifa, daughter of Jamir Uddin, said police.

Three people were killed in two separate road accidents in the last two days.

A Dhaka court yesterday recorded statements by two witnesses in a case filed over the murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy on February 26, 2015. The defence cross-examined the witnesses.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina led her party to a third consecutive win in parliamentary polls, securing a landslide majority in the December 30, 2018 election. She formed government for the third consecutive term on January 7 as she took oath as the prime minister, leading a 47-member council of ministers.

Lawyers enrolled to practice law at lower courts will have to pass a preliminary test, aside from the written and viva voce in order to practice law in the High Court from now on.

“Ganotantra Uddhar Andolon”, a new platform of opposition parties, was launched yesterday in the city with an objective to “restore democracy” in the country.

Mohammad Jamil Khan, staff correspondent of The Daily Star, was yesterday named winner in two categories of “Crime Reporters’ Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) Best Reporting Award-2019”, for his reports in print media.

The number of workplace accidents and incidents of violence against workers increased significantly in 2019 compared to last year, according to a report launched yesterday.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed three separate cases against former Awami League lawmaker of Pirojpur, AKMA Awal, for misappropriating khas (government) land.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said all 41 spans of the much-awaited Padma bridge will be installed by July 2020 if no natural disaster occurs.

Khairul Majid Mahmud, chairman and managing director of Caldwell Group of Companies, has been elected president of Dhaka Club Limited for 2019-2020.

A Dhaka court yesterday again asked Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to submit by February 10 the probe report of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.

GDP growth alone cannot be the indicator of development, and improvement of living standards is imperative along with GDP growth, said renowned economist Dr Rizwanul Islam yesterday.

As automation is changing the global job scenario rapidly, young Bangladeshis need to prepare themselves accordingly, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center President Ejaj Ahmad said yesterday.