Renowned Professor Ajoy Roy, father of slain blogger Avijit Roy, has passed away at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 85.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the people, both males and females, to be aware so that no child and woman become a victim of torture.

A team of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) begins a drive to evict an illegal river port in Pabna’s Bera upazila.

To celebrate International Volunteers’ Day, China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) -- a state-owned Global Fortune 500 company of China -- held an event at Mogadia Union Govt Primary School in Mirsarai of Chattogram on Thursday.

Yesterday saw five deaths from road accidents across three districts, report our correspondents.

A sexual harasser was caught red-handed while molesting a female student of Chittagong University in Hathazari area yesterday.

To make it easier for students to learn colorectal surgery, Medical Realities -- a UK based company -- is bringing the techniques of the procedure to virtual reality (VR).

Awami League selected leaders for Rajshahi district in the party unit’s triennial council yesterday without holding an election, to avert intra-party dispute.

The surrounding areas of the Secretariat have been declared “No Horn Zone” and the decision will become effective from December 17 -- aiming to prevent sound pollution.

Accusing the government of obstructing its yesterday’s scheduled programmes at different places, BNP again announced countrywide demonstrations for tomorrow, demanding release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.

The Rotary Foundation (TRF) has so far raised US $1.3 billion for humanitarian activities worldwide, said World Rotary Leader & TRF Chairman Gary CK Huang. He was speaking at the multi District Rotary Seminar held last Friday in Dhaka, said a press release.

Twenty-three Ducsu members -- who won the election from Chhatra League’s panel -- yesterday demanded resignation of its vice-president Nurul Haque Nur over corruption allegations brought against him.

The High Court is likely to release, within a week or two, the full text of its verdict that confirmed death penalty for 139 accused and upheld life imprisonment of 185 others for their involvement in the massacre during the BDR mutiny in 2009.

Rising inequality, poor governance and shrinking space of civil society are major challenges in achieving the goals of sustainable development, said civil society leaders and policymakers yesterday.

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) conducted the second phase of their drive against illegal structures, demolishing over 2,000 structures on both sides of Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar in the last two days.

The fate of 56 cases filed over embezzlement of Tk 2,036 crore from BASIC Bank now depends on replies from countries where the accused reportedly transferred the money.

A Chinese worker died after falling from an under-construction building at the Payra Thermal Power Plant in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali around 10:30 am yesterday.

With the aim to make students aware of contemporary global issues, English medium school Scholastica yesterday launched a three-day conference simulating the structure of the United Nations.

Lamenting that there is no sign of democracy in the country and claiming that there is no alternative to the release of Khaleda Zia when it comes to freeing people from the current state of misery, BNP’s Khulna city and district unit leaders and activists yesterday staged a protest rally.

Three-way cooperation among the government, workers and employers’ organisations is required to properly implement the High Court guidelines to prevent sexual harassment of women at workplaces and educational institutions, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.