Speakers at a symposium yesterday said upholding coequal roles of three state organs and independent functioning of the judiciary are required to serve justice to the disadvantaged.

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited yesterday at a programme awarded scholarships to 3,018 meritorious and underprivileged students, who passed HSC or equivalent exams last year, and are studying at undergraduate level.

Mahfuzur Rahman Dilu, a freedom fighter, died at his Moghbazar residence in Dhaka yesterday. He was 86.

Rajshahi City Corporation accorded a reception to some 650 freedom fighters and families of martyrs, in a grand programme held on the Nagar Bhaban premises yesterday.

Amit Roy and Md Saiful Islam have been elected as the new secretary and joint-secretary of Mymensingh Press Club for a one-year term.

Workers of eight state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore industrial belt will go on an indefinite hunger strike again from this afternoon.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary yesterday urged retired police officers to create awareness against menaces like drugs, militancy, terrorism and stalking.

With a cold wave sweeping through the country, the number of people -- especially children and the elderly -- falling into cold-related illnesses is rising in many districts.

A monthly magazine aimed at helping job-seekers and other competitive tests hit the stands yesterday.

To stop haphazard parking of vehicles, reduce traffic congestion and bringing discipline on roads in the capital and its adjacent areas, the government is going to enact a parking policy.

Police arrested four alleged snatchers and seized a car from their possession in Bhaluka of Mymensingh early yesterday.

Bholaganj Sada Pathor, around 35 kilometres away from the Sylhet city, has turned into a new destination for the tourists. The beautiful place located at the end of Sylhet-Companiganj-Bholaganj highway attracts hundreds of tourists a day.

Various cold-related diseases have affected 4,196 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government says.

Raushan Ershad, widow of Jatiya Party founder HM Ershad, is elected as the chief patron of the party during its national council for the next three years.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges air passengers including very important persons (VIPs) to abide by existing security rules and regulations of the airports of the country, issuing a strong warning that errant passengers will be barred from boarding aircraft in future for violating the laws.

A suspected drug peddler is killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Badda of Dhaka.

With the aim to curb the mosquito population, the government is set to modernise the Mosquito Control Department.

Due to scarcity of information, Osama Bin Noor found it hard to look for opportunities that could match his ambition as a student.

Each of the organisations founded by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is dedicated to the welfare of people, said National Professor Anisuzzaman yesterday.