The Election Commission (EC) will hold by-election to four parliamentary constituencies in July amid the Covid-19 pandemic for constitutional obligations.

Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab) has expressed dismay at the physical harassment meted out to Bangla daily Prothom Alo’s Senior Correspondent Rozina Islam at the Secretariat and handing her over to police on Monday night.

Thirty-eight Bangladeshis, who were stranded in India following the surge of coronavirus infection in the neighbouring country, have returned home so far through Hili land port in Dinajpur’s Hakimpur upazila.

US National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute today condemned the arrest of Bangladeshi journalist Rozina Islam and urged the court that is scheduled to hear her case on Thursday to release her.

Hannah Miah, a 9-year-old from Manchester, has completed a 40km charity walk to raise £14,535 (Tk 17,45,224) for street children in Bangladesh.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today urged journalists to be patient and play a “responsible role” over the Rozina Islam issue.

A writ petition was filed with the High Court today (Wednesday), seeking its order on the government to suspend MBBS admission process for academic session 2020-21, claiming its merit list “flawed”.

University Teachers' Network, a platform for private and public university teachers, today issued a statement protesting the harassment and arrest of Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will confer Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award), the highest civilian award, to nine individuals and one institution tomorrow (Thursday) in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the country.

Journalists across the country continue to condemn Prothom Alo's senior reporter Rozina Islam’s assault, arrest on Monday and demand her immediate release.

Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Khulna and Barishal divisions and the regions of Faridpur, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Sitakunda, Rangamati, Cumilla, Chandpur, Feni, Rajshahi, Pabna and Sirajganj and it may continue.

Four people were killed and three others injured as a pick-up van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni this afternoon.

Detectives have been tasked with the investigation of a case filed against Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam, who is in jail now.

As many as 36 Bangladeshi nationals, who returned from India through the Akhaura land port yesterday, were sent to Cumilla to undergo institutional quarantine as all the isolation centres in Brahmanbaria are full, officials said today.

The United Nations is concerned over the harassment and arrest of Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam.

Journalists are holding a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club this morning, demanding immediate release of Prothom Alo's senior reporter Rozina Islam.

Three people were killed as a microbus rammed into a parked covered van on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail early today.

Two grassroots Awami League leaders in Rajshahi demanded the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's Senior Reporter Rozina Islam, who was arrested on Monday in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

Volkan Bozkır, the president of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, will travel to Bangladesh and Pakistan from 25 to 27 May.

The Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) has expressed outrage over the harassment of Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam.