Additional Inspector General of Police Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has been appointed commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).

Md Abdul Karim, former additional secretary to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, passed away at Labaid Hospital in Dhaka last Monday. He was 64.

The government is going to establish an independent commission to strengthen media by ensuring press freedom, said Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon yesterday.

Dr M Rezaul Huq, son of late Fahim Uddin Biswas and late Anowara Khatun of Godagari, Rajshahi, passed away on May 15, at Duke Hospital, North Carolina, USA, said a press release.

The Jojnal river, a tributary of the Khowai that eventually merges with the Korangi, is dying before the eyes of people in Mirpur Bazar under Bahubal upazila of Habiganj.

The ruling BNP will once again ask the opposition to join a special parliamentary committee on constitutional amendments in line with the July National Charter when parliament’s second session begins on June 7.

Exports through Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) have been severely disrupted as three of the four Explosive Detection System (EDS) scanners remain non-functional.

Dhaka district administration is set to launch the “Hello DC” app at the end of this month, aimed at reducing public suffering and ensuring greater transparency and accountability in administrative activities.

At least 23 students of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology in Gazipur were injured yesterday in a clash between two groups over the appointment of a new vice-chancellor.

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain why its “failure” to take urgent and effective measures to protect and ensure the fundamental rights of street children across the country should not be declared illegal.

Weeks after promising stronger legal frameworks to combat state-sponsored human rights violations, the government yesterday presented new draft laws on enforced disappearances and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that critics say strip away independent oversight and institutional strength.

Six more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours (till 8:00am yesterday), taking the total number of confirmed and suspected measles deaths this year to 459.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday assured the Editors’ Council that he would discuss with the home ministry the issue of harassment cases filed against journalists.

Former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Md Hasibur Rashid, who was convicted in the Abu Sayed killing case, was sent to jail by the International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday.

European aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus has submitted a proposal to Biman Bangladesh Airlines to sell its planes just after the national flag carrier signed a $3.7 billion fleet expansion deal with US rival Boeing.

Not only measles vaccination campaigns but also Vitamin A capsule distribution campaigns for children were not conducted during the tenure of the interim government, said Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain yesterday.

Kidney and heart patients are expected to get some relief as the government is going to withdraw some taxes on equipment for kidney dialysis and coronary stents in the next budget.

A five-member UN Women delegation yesterday sought an explanation from the Election Commission over the low representation of women in the 13th parliament.

Women's contribution remains largely unrecognised, leaving many excluded from farmer lists and government support

The High Court yesterday directed the government not to show former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque arrested or harass him unless he is named as an accused in a specific case.