Twitter’s major shift in its product lines was hinted with the introduction of Twitter Fleets last year – a feature that resembles Snap, Instagram and Facebook stories. In recent months, Twitter has rolled out an audio chat service called Twitter Spaces;unveiled plans for a newsletter product, and announced a new feature called Super Follows, which will let people subscribe to special content.

A two-day voting for electing new leadership of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) ended yesterday afternoon.

Sylhet city unit of Awami League suspended its organising secretary Saleh Ahmed Shalim over an allegation of extortion against him.

Jatiya Party Chairman and deputy leader of the opposition GM Quader yesterday said Bangladesh cannot be called a democratic state due to “autocracy” and lack of good governance.

The government has turned down the proposal of buying mobile trackers for the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC).

A Dhaka tribunal yesterday framed charges against Abdul Malek, a driver of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), in a case filed over possessing an illegal firearm and ammunition in September last year.

A fire that broke out at Kathalbagan slum in the capital’s Kalabagan area tonight was brought under control.

At least nine buses kept in a depot of Bagdad Paribahan at Colonel Hat in Chattogram city were gutted in a fire this afternoon.

Dhaka University authorities have decided to postpone the online application process of the first-year admission test for the 2020-21 academic session till 8:00pm next Sunday due to server problems.

A 12-year-old who along with five other family members sustained burn injury in a gas leak explosion in Narayanganj city early Tuesday, has died today.

Anti-Corruption Commission will continue striving to reduce delay in investigation, said new ACC Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah.

A young man was tortured at Barishal Divisional Narcotics Control Office (BDNCO) about five months ago, investigators have confirmed after primary probe.

Leaders and activists of left-leaning organisations yesterday protested the Digital Security Act (DSA) in front of Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University, demanding withdrawal of a case lodged on February 27 against their activists on charge of clashing with police at Shahbagh.

BNP yesterday demanded that a new election commission be constituted with competent persons.

Approximately 34.2 percent of at least 1,468 workers are yet to see their income recover since it fell amid the pandemic last year, according to a survey report of South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem).

Leading rights body Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday called for ensuring an urgent judicial inquiry into the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in state custody.

Apthous ulcers can occur in the oral cavity due to stress, hormonal changes, menstrual problems, food allergies, gastrointestinal disease, vitamin B12, iron or folic acid deficiency.

A three-day photo exhibition on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s life and work, marking the historic 7th May, concluded at Sylhet’s Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday night.

United Hospital Renal Care Center has organised a forum with kidney patients entitled “Staying Well with Kidney Disease”, marking World Kidney Day today, said a press release.

The death toll from cardiac arrests and strokes increased last year compared to 2019, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) revealed yesterday.