The nation is observing Martyred Intellectuals’ Day today, marking one of the most tragic days in the country’s history when the Pakistan army and its local collaborators brutally killed the intellectuals just before their defeat in 1971.

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) will construct a monument in memory of the seven Japanese citizens killed in the militant attack at Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1, 2016, as they were involved with a metro rail project.

The government must take proper steps to punish those responsible for the deadly fire at a plastic factory in Keraniganj on December 12 that has so far claimed 13 lives, demanded members of Bangladesh Trade Union Centre (BTUC) yesterday.

Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad -- an organisation for religious minority communities -- yesterday expressed concern over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, passed by the Indian government recently.

I had been out since early morning cruising the Padma river and was returning to Rajshahi town. After turning a bend, I noticed an airborne black silhouette against the white sand of a char to my left.

The thought of driving an hour and a half in a city beleaguered by unending traffic congestion to do anything is stress-inducing. Munia and her friends -- all university students -- drove all the way from Mirpur-10 to Dhaka Airport Railway Station just to have some tea.

Senior journalist Anwar Alam Fatik passed away at his home in Rajshahi’s Baliapukur area on Thursday night.

Sammilita Sangskritik Jote (SSJ) is going to start its six-day long “Bijoy Utsab 2019”, marking Victory Day, at six venues in the city from today.

The practical exam of admission seekers was postponed at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU) yesterday, following an alleged untoward incident by some Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men.

Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said that the country has excelled in food production, and now it is time to focus on nutrition.

Today is the 48th death anniversary of Rafiqul Haider Chowdhury, a martyred intellectual. He used to write commentary in newspapers under the pseudonym “Ishika.”

SM Mahfuzur Rahman, valedictorian of 2018 and adjunct faculty member at the Department of English and Modern Languages of Independent University of Bangladesh, has won the ‘Biyotkesh Tripathy Best Paper Award’ at the 3rd International Conference organised by the Postgraduate Department of English, Berhampur University, Odisha, India.

The government should enact the draft Anti-Discrimination Act-2018 as soon as possible, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.

Motive behind the murder of the Chinese national Jianhui Gao -- whose body was found in Banani on Wednesday -- remains a mystery, with investigators making little progress.

The government has imposed restrictions on any outdoor celebrations of the New Year, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told reporters yesterday.

Construction of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) will begin on December 28, Air Vice Marshal Mafidur Rahman, chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said yesterday.

Authorities at Jagannath University yesterday directed all departments to halt new enrolment for evening courses till further order.

Empowering local government institutions with city governance system is key to planned urbanisation in the capital and adjoining cities, said Selina Hayat Ivy, mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation.

In August 2014, Bichitra Tirki -- leader of the indigenous Orao community and mother of a two-year-old at the time -- was attacked by land grabbers in Chapainawabganj’s Gomostapur.

The Daily Star and RFL Pipe and Fittings jointly organised a roundtable on “Comprehensive Proposal on Construction Hazard: Creating Awareness and Role of the Stakeholders” at The Daily Star Centre yesterday.