Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said they are taking measures and putting out new rules to ensure that migrant workers do not pay a price that would cripple them economically.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked all concerned to present the authentic history of the Liberation War before the new generation.

Top Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has called upon people from all walks of life to stand beside people of chars and climate-impacted areas, marginalised and deprived of fundamental rights due to their proximity to the coast.

Three people have gone missing after a goods-laden engine-run boat capsized in the river Karnaphuli yesterday morning.

A newborn was found in a bush near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka yesterday morning. The baby girl, aged only a day or two, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after an airport cleaner found her abandoned.

Dr Sayeed Hasan Shikdar, chief (additional secretary) of planning division, has been appointed as the new chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha.

Rev Fr Joseph Stephen Peixotto was known for always wearing a smile. Even when upset or frustrated -- as was often the result of his heavy responsibilities -- he still had his smile.

Newly-elected mayor of Chattogram City Corporation Rezaul Karim Chowdhury took over charge of office yesterday.

Demanding swift and proper implementation of regional development works under Khulna Development Authority (KDA), a stop to unplanned projects and mismanagement in name of their implementation, a sit-in programme was held in front of KDA office in the city yesterday.

Dr Sayeed Hasan Shikdar, chief (additional secretary) of the planning division has been appointed as the new chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) today.

A newborn was found in a bush near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.

Activists of Greater Khulna Development Movement Coordination Committee (GKDMCC) staged a sit-in this morning in front of Khulna Development Authority (KDA) office, saying there is no development in the region.

Five people died and four were injured in road accidents across the country in the last two days.

To save canals, rivers and waterbodies in Dhaka, fecal sludge management is very important and authorities should take immediate steps for its proper management, said speakers at a workshop yesterday.

Dumping of domestic waste just outside households in the open is ruining Chattogram’s city’s environment, but it would be unfair to blame residents of the port city alone.

Today is the 52nd death anniversary of Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haque.

The government has plans to make the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) an independent force as they will have their own manpower.

With the mosquito problem of Dhaka becoming more and more menacing, residents are having to strengthen their defences against the insects, and many complain that the city corporations’ measures to control mosquitoes are not effective in their areas.

To ensure welfare, protection and accessibility for cross sections of people, including persons with disabilities, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Brac have signed an agreement yesterday at NHRC office in the capital’s Karwan Bazar.

Kamal Quadir, Chief Executive Officer of mobile financial service provider bKash, has been awarded “Best E-cash/money & CSR award” at the “Global Business CSR Award-2021” for his contribution to the welfare of people during the Covid period.