A burn victim, who suffered injuries in a fire in Narayanganj on Tuesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital early yesterday.

Railways Minister M Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday urged the United States (US) government to invest in Bangladesh railways.

Ishtiaque Ahmad has been elected president of the Old Cadets Association of Sylhet (OCAS), said a press release. Dr Samsad Rabbani Khan has been elected general secretary and Chayan Barua treasurer of the association.

Witnesses of criminal cases can now digitally know the dates of their appearance before the courts concerned.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Finland to explore investment opportunities in high-tech parks and special economic zones in Bangladesh.

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

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Barrister Fazle Noor Taposh today said spaces under flyovers would be freed for ensuring vehicle movement and healthy environment.

A man who sustained burn injury along with five other family members in an explosion at their flat in Narayanganj city early Tuesday, has died early today.

A bus driver and his assistant were arrested early yesterday on charge of pushing a speech-impaired woman off a running bus in Rohitpur Bazar of Keraniganj on Monday.

In Bangladesh, men own 96 percent of the land, while women have rights to only four percent. And even this small group of women are from the affluent community. Poor and marginalised women do not have any right over lands.

Six members of a family, including two children, were burnt in an explosion in their flat in Narayanganj city early yesterday.

About 47 percent of returnee expatriates in the country are facing difficulties in finding employment, 29 percent are facing financial problems and 21 percent are in debt.

Two Indian Naval ships -- INS Kulish and INS Sumedha -- are ending a three-day visit to Mongla Port today, to celebrate Mujib Borsho and 50 Years of Liberation War of Bangladesh.

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the state to explain why the punishment of former mayor of Gazipur City Corporation MA Mannan should not be enhanced from one year’s imprisonment in a corruption case.

Academics have suggested promoting women’s education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), highlighting the rising demands of technology-based solutions to the problems the world faces today.

University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday said a non-existent foreign university is operating a fake study centre in the capital. It urged authorities to take immediate action to close down any such centres.

Sabrina Islam Chowdhury, wife of Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of Mercantile Bank Limited, passed away yesterday. She was 61, said a press release.

The fair centring significant Hindu festival Maha Shivratri will not be held in Chattogram this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said organisers.

A court in Chattogram yesterday sent a policeman’s wife to jail in connection with a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing wealth of Tk 1.38 crore from unknown sources.

Two people including a five-year-old girl died and one was injured in road accidents across two districts of the country yesterday.