For many celebrities of the big and small screen and the creative people behind their success, the ‘shooting graam’ on the outskirts of Dhaka has been almost like a second home, if only by the sheer amount of time they spend there.

PraniSheba Vet, a specialised telemedicine platform for livestock, the first of it’s kind in the country, was launched yesterday. SM Rezaul Karim, Minister of Fisheries and Livestock, was present at its virtual inauguration ceremony as chief guest, says a press release.

Mahbubur Rahman -- president of International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICCB) -- is among the 150 high-impact leaders in business and social enterprise from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, who have been interviewed under the “Creating Emerging Market Project (CEMP)” at Harvard Business School (HBS) recently.

Four people were killed and eight injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

The 34th span of the Padma Bridge was installed yesterday, bringing a total of over 5.1km of the structure into view.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume regular passenger flights to India from October 29 after a recess of seven months due to suspension of air communication between the neighbouring countries following the pandemic.

Salma Begum, mother of Rayhan Ahmed, who was allegedly tortured to death in Sylhet city’s Bandarbazar police outpost, went on a hunger strike yesterday, demanding justice for her son.

A Dhaka court today sentenced a former executive engineer of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for acquiring Tk 3 crore beyond his known sources of income.

A fire broke out at the BDBL building in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar this morning.

Shah Rafayat Chowdhury, a 24-year-old environmentalist and social entrepreneur, has become the first Bangladeshi to win the AFS Prize for Young Global Citizens.

A worker of a readymade garment factory was stabbed to death in Dhaka’s Pallabi area on Friday night.

An assistant professor of Chittagong University has allegedly received death threats from unknown people via social media.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday stressed the need for establishing a strong legal framework in order to strengthen the socioeconomic development of the country.

Another suspended constable -- Harunur Rashid -- was arrested by the Police Bureau of Investigation early yesterday from Sylhet Police Lines.

As many countries in the world have already been hit by the second wave of Covid-19 outbreak, experts said maintaining health rules is the only key where there is no alternative to community engagement to make sure everybody maintains it.

Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has stressed the need for increasing women’s participation in UN peacekeeping. She also said increased women’s leadership in peacekeeping would require a holistic approach to women’s role in peace.

Weeks after life has largely returned to normalcy for many, sweetmeat companies continue to see low sales all across the board. Although the scenario has improved in recent times, it’s still a far cry from the strong numbers of pre-pandemic days.

Detectives claimed to have arrested six alleged members of a fake currency making gang from different areas in Dhaka yesterday.

Dr Dolilur Rahman and Dr Farid Uddin have been re-elected as the president and general secretary of Bangladesh Physical Therapy Association (BPA)

Two more workers, who were injured when molten iron fell on them at a steel mill in Narayanganj’s Rupganj on Friday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.