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.

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.

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.

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.

The High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to Mohsin Talukdar in a case filed for threatening to kill cricketer Shakib Al Hasan via Facebook Live in November last year.

To escape, he jumped off a four-storey under-construction building and landed on the other side of the boundary wall.