Arriving at the Haor just before sunset, I realize, once again, the magic of Golden Hour. I am standing on a strip of land bisecting a fishpond and surrounded by water. Stillness has descended on the water, the muddy land and the trees, but I still feel a fine breeze on my skin. The autumn sun has decided it is done for the day and is rapidly retreating. A thin layer of mist settles over a patch of reeds growing in the pond. With hardly a bird or animal in sight, my photographic goals are foiled; nonetheless I am glad to be here.

After facing a chorus of criticism from his alliance for saying people could not vote in the December 30 parliamentary polls, Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon yesterday reaffirmed that his party is still a partner of Awami League-led 14-party alliance.

If a museum is considered to be a window into the rich history of local culture, which plays a crucial role in preserving the past and documenting the present to inspire the future, the country’s lone Ethnological Museum in the port city is failing its purpose.

Today is the 146th birth anniversary of AK Fazlul Haque, popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (Tiger of Bengal).

A woman and her daughter have been missing since Thursday in Narayanganj, after they left home in the district’s Rupganj upazila, their family members claimed.

Police on Thursday arrested the driver of a three-wheeler with 20,000 yaba pills worth Tk 60 lakh from Ghumdhum area in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban.

Around 42 admission seekers will compete for each seat in the admission test of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) for 2019-2020 academic session. The test will be held today.

A couple was found hanging from the ceiling of their room in Burirbazar of Ashulia in Savar yesterday.

Kathin Chibar Dan, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), is being observed with due solemnity and fervour.

At least three people, including two children, were killed and six injured after a bus overturned in Rahabal Bazar area of Bogura’s Shibganj upazila yesterday.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is likely to publish its investigation report tomorrow on the death of Liza Rahman, who set herself on fire after stepping out of Shah Makhdum police station in Rajshahi last month.

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed yesterday alleged that the ruling party is deceiving people by publicising trial of two or three cases as an example of “establishment of rule of law”.

A religious platform yesterday demonstrated at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque premises, protesting deaths in Sunday’s clash at Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola and demanding highest punishment of the killers.

Roksana Parvin, who was arrested on Thursday in a case over torturing a 12-year-old house help to death in Mohammadpur area, gave confessional statement before a magistrate yesterday.

Nearly a year back, 230 police officials got “in-situ promotion” as superintendent of police (SP) from their posts of additional superintendents, but they have not taken charge of office yet, as no posts are vacant in the force.

Every month, councillors of Dhaka North City Corporation hold a meeting at Nagar Bhaban in Gulshan to discuss various issues of their wards. The meetings are headed by DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam.

Delay in police investigation into the murder of Narayanganj teenager Tanwir Muhammad Taqi reflected the state’s indifference in providing justice in some incidents, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.

On Global Climathon Day, over 100 cities start a solutions-hackathon aimed to tackle local climate challenges.

Roksana Parvin, who was arrested yesterday in connection with a case for torturing a 12-year-old house help to death in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka, gives confessional statement before a magistrate.

Renowned actor Sarah Begum Kabori, musical legend Syed Abdul Hadi and eminent theatre director Syed Jamil Ahmed have been honoured at the award giving ceremony of The Daily Star-Standard Chartered Celebrating Life contest.