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.

Police have arrested a youth on the charge of stabbing Hefajat-e-Islam’s central leader Jasim Uddin in Dhaka’s Lalbagh area on Tuesday.

Mujib Borsho Udjapon Committee of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Husain, visited the old Central Jail at Nazimuddin Road to see the Bangabandhu Jail Memorial Museum yesterday.

Detectives yesterday claimed to have arrested six members of a criminal gang in connection with mugging Tk 35 lakh in Shahbagh area on February 7.

International photography festival Chobi Mela’s 11th edition kicked off at the capital’s Drik Path Bhaban on Friday.

Creating a network among canals and reviving water retention ponds are necessary to improve the capital’s drainage and waterlogging problems, said speakers at a programme yesterday.

Rapid Action Batallion (Rab) has claimed to have arrested 96 individuals on charges of taking drugs and gambling in a launch on the river Buriganga on Friday.

The chief of Bangladesh army staff General Aziz Ahmed returned home on Friday morning, wrapping up his official trip to the United States of America.

Anglers and fisheries officials have reported a decrease in the number of fish caught from Barishal’s rivers, though for different reasons according to each party. As a result, supply of local fish to major fish markets has come down noticeably.

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity yesterday demanded that the government give priority to public transport instead of “accident-prone” motorcycles.

Dhaka is not a big city, but it is not an organised city either. Old Dhaka was fondly called ‘Bayanno Bajar Teppanno Goli’r Shohor’ (a city of 52 bazaars and 53 lanes) by many, and many parts of new Dhaka can also be confusing to commute for the uninitiated.

The role Bangladesh Betar played during the country’s independence movement is written in golden letters, said Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday.

Shujon had found a way to turn his fascination with folding flat sheets into three-dimensional objects into a profession, becoming a professional

With cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and writer Mushtaq Ahmed still behind bars for over nine months, a group of citizens, including teachers and activists, took to the street demanding that the government abolish the Digital Security Act (DSA).

In the 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence, those in power have claimed of many developments in the country but they still could not ensure a safe and secure society for women, speakers said at an anti-rape rally yesterday.

President of the European Council Charles Michel has reaffirmed European Union’s continued support to Bangladesh for a lasting and peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis.

Dhaka University authorities have recommended expulsion of seven students for their alleged involvement in admission test forgery and digital fraudulence.