Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said market price of onion will come down after 50,000 tonnes of the vegetable arrives from Egypt.

Today is the fourth death anniversary of Fazilatunnessa, said a press release.

Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna yesterday said the government should resign as “the country has become unsafe for the common people including students”.

Three people were sent to jail in connection with the death of a madrasa student, as the victim’s father filed a murder case against them in Madaripur yesterday.

Three people were injured in a road accident near Chandrima Udyan at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar yesterday, after the vehicle they were in hit a lamp post.

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $6,154.22 million in remittance in the first four months of the current fiscal 2019-20, which is 20.48 percent higher than the amount of corresponding period of the preceding year, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

The authorities of National University (NU) have postponed all the examinations scheduled for tomorrow "due to severe cyclonic storm Bulbul."

The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed across the country due to “Cyclone Bulbul”.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended operations of all types of river vessels on all inner routes ahead of the cyclone ‘Bulbul’ that my hit Bangladesh tomorrow evening.

A preventive team of Dhaka Customs House detain three passengers with 2.560 kilogramme of gold and 10 mobile phone sets at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Myanmar’s membership at the Indian Ocean Rim Association was declined as Bangladesh opposed it, citing Myanmar’s non-cooperation and lack of commitment to repatriate Rohingyas.

Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka organised a charity event to raise money and awareness for the unprivileged children in the country.

Colonel (retired) Mia Mohammad Jahangir, psc of Bangladesh Army, passed away at 9:15am on Wednesday at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. He was 76.

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) in Sylhet conducted a drive yesterday morning against stone crushing operations, which were running illegally on the bank of River Surma in Kadamtali Ferighat area in the city.

The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the authorities concerned to hold the election to Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) today.

Discrimination and violence against ethnic minorities are increasing day by day; and if such a situation persists, the country will not have any such group of people left, said Dhaka University Prof Robaet Ferdous yesterday.

Aiming to help economics graduates find opportunities and set their career goals, “Aspiration Week”, a career-oriented seminar, started at Dhaka University yesterday.

Wholesale prices of onion in the port city have started to drop, after four days of market monitoring drives that started on Sunday, but retail prices are not yet reflecting the trend.

The law and justice department of the government did not receive any allegation of irregularities and corruption against any judge of High Court.

A human haulier driver was stabbed to death inside his vehicle at Patiya upazila of Chattogram yesterday morning. After the incident, the killers took his mobile phone and wallet, said police.