Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has set up a washing plant at the city’s Dampara Police Lines, facilitating the laundry needs of its members.

The eighth death anniversary of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi was observed yesterday amid shock, grief and frustration, as the killers have still not been brought to justice.

University Grants Commission in a statement yesterday said they have done an impartial investigation without anyone’s influence while probing into alleged corruption of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Vice Chancellor Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah.

Ample idle time could frustrate Rohingyas in Bhasan Char, which could lead them to create unwanted situations, a Dhaka University (DU) teacher said yesterday, while disseminating findings of a research.

Today is the historic March 7.

Despite the government’s emphasis on providing health services for adolescents, no adolescents from Patuakhali and Barguna received the services in 2019 and 2020, while no boys received the service in Bhola in this period.

Five people were killed and another was injured in road accidents yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

A man was killed and another was injured after a human hauler and an auto-rickshaw collided head-on in Dhaka’s Kadamtali area this morning.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said the ministry will give its opinion tomorrow on the application that sought a further extension of suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence.

Department of Explosives in Chattogram division has been reeling from manpower crisis for a long time. At present, only two officials and seven office staffers are running administrative work of 11 districts under the division.

People from different walks of life including teachers, political leaders and activists yesterday demanded judicial probe into the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in custody and abolition of the Digital Security Act.

In 1758, the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus introduced a naming system for living organisms.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged scientists and researchers to work for the welfare of mankind, as evolution of research and science is inevitable for the country’s development.

Social media, as we know it, might be headed for a big change. In the world of texts, photos and videos, an old trick is making a silent, but stomping comeback – audio chat rooms.

Jamalpur’s former deputy commissioner Ahmed Kabir, who was made an officer on special duty (OSD) days after a leaked video showed him in a compromising situation with a female colleague last year, will not get any promotion during his service.

Four grassroots leaders have been recognised with “Nasreen Smriti Padak” yesterday for their outstanding contributions to women empowerment and society.

Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Jatrabari and Khilkhet areas early yesterday.

United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has placed Bangladesh in a list of countries that require external assistance for food to brave “severe localised food insecurity”. The list includes 45 countries, including nine Asian countries.

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah yesterday denied all findings of University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recent report on his reported irregularities, saying it is biased and fabricated, and Education Minister Dipu Moni patronised and insisted on it.

The first set of metro train left Port of Kobe in Japan yesterday and expected to reach Dhaka via Mongla port next month.