For the first time, 239 Bangladeshis flew to Uzbekistan yesterday for work.

A high-powered taskforce, formed to reduce road crashes and bring discipline in road transport sector, is going to hold its second meeting next week, a year after its first meeting.

Vespa owners of Bangladesh held a meet and greet to mark the “Vespa World Days 2020” at the capital’s Chef’s Table Courtside on Friday.

Attacks on religious and ethnic minorities at a time when the government that always upholds the spirit of the Liberation War is in power is really unexpected and unfortunate, said leaders of Bangladesh Hindu, Bouddha, Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday, demanding intervention of the prime minister in this regard.

The recent move by Dhaka South City Corporation to “reform” the city’s waste collection has not fared well with citizens, who say they are being charged excessively by the newly-appointed contractors, and the service is substandard.

Airport Armed Police (AAP) detained five passengers and seized gold ornaments and bars of 2.675 kg and 92 mobile phones at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today.

A team of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized 68 gold bars, weighing around 7.89kg, from an aircraft at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today.

A woman was found murdered at a hotel in Rangpur city yesterday, a day after she boarded there with another person who has reportedly fled the place.

Officials of Wildlife Crime Control unit of forest department and Rapid Action Battalion rescued 710 wild birds of different species from Savar yesterday.

The pandemic’s effects on middle and lower income people’s finances come with a lot of invisible struggles. For example, it has become a severe impediment for underprivileged girls and women’s menstrual health. As their expendable money has come down, they struggled to afford sanitary napkins and other feminine hygiene products.

At Babuganj upazila’s Mirganj river, a three-storey ship was spotted anchored at the dock during a recent visit by this correspondent. What seemed like a passenger vessel at first glance turned out to be a floating medical facility that treats some 90-150 patients a day.

The first time I tried birding at night was several years ago in Rajshahi. My friend Niaz and I had spent a day cruising the Padma searching its chars for birds.

Two workers died after drinking poisonous spirit from the lab of Khulna Government Girls’ College.

Leaders of indigenous communities in Rajshahi yesterday expressed concern over getting justice to Santal families who endured killings of their dear ones and witnessed eviction through arson in Shahebganj Bagda farm in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila four years ago.

An angry mob beat a suspected robber to death in Narayanganj yesterday.

A fire that broke out at a 10-storey building in Dhaka's Konapara area has been brought under control.

Family members, relatives and villagers yesterday urged the government to take initiative to try the accused of Jewel murder at special tribunal.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed two cases against former chief engineer of Roads and Highways Department Mohammad Jawed Alam and his wife Anwara Begum for amassing about Tk 3.09 crore illegally.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday slammed his ruling party counterpart Obaidul Quader for questioning the existence of his party.

The 22-day ban on hilsa catching was a success, officials of Department of Fisheries (DoF) claimed after the ban period’s end yesterday.