Four days after the murder of Savar schoolgirl Nila Roy, information about the dubious past of prime accused Mizanur Rahman (20) has started to surface. Mizan, who allegedly stabbed Nila in an abandoned house owned by his father on Sunday night, has turned out to be a member of “Shakil and Sakib” gang.

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has begun distributing cash assistance to some 23,000 Covid-19 affected marginalised households in 38 districts through a three-month emergency cash transfer initiative, under the Excluded People’s Rights in Bangladesh (EPR) Programme, supported by the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

To change his and his family’s fortune, Zia Mollah flew to Brunei on October 30 last year after collecting Tk 3.20 lakh expense by selling land and sister-in-law’s gold ornaments.

Four-year old Nusrat Jahan Mim, whose body was found in a bathroom at Karail slum in Dhaka on Wednesday, was killed by her elder brother, said Rab.

Fifteen eminent artistes today expressed concern over Dhaka South City Corporation’s decision to relocate stray dogs from DSCC areas.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided a total of Tk 1.75 crore as financial assistance for 35 families of the victims of Narayanganj mosque explosion.

A journalist and the sixth prosecution witness, today gave her deposition before a Dhaka tribunal in a case filed in January over the rape of a Dhaka University student.

A writ petition was filed with the High Court today challenging legality of the process for reappointing Taqsem A Khan to the post of managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa).

Four-year old Nusrat Jahan Mim, whose body was found in a bathroom at Karail slum in Dhaka yesterday, was killed by her elder brother, Rab said.

Women’s rights organisation Naripokkho yesterday demanded immediate arrest of the stalker and murderer of 14-year-old schoolgirl Nila Roy, who was killed in Savar on Sunday night.

He knew that Regent Hospital did not have licence to treat patients, yet former DGHS director M Aminul Hasan recommended high-ups to allow it to provide Covid-19 treatment service.

With hopes of boosting morale of engineers and workers, the metro rail project authorities have opened two field hospitals for their staffers infected with coronavirus.

A virtual talk show titled “Role of Academia making Student life-Ready” was hosted by Daffodil International University (DIU) in collaboration with World Academy of Art and Science and Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific on Tuesday, says a press release.

Hasan Al Mamun, convener of the Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad, has been relieved from his responsibility yesterday after a Dhaka University student filed two cases against him on charge of raping her.

The High Court yesterday directed the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) to set up more fitness testing centres across the country in two months to examine fitness of public transports.

A nationwide Vitamin A-plus campaign is set to be held from October 4 to 17, with an aim to administer vitamin capsules to children aged between 6 and 59 months.

BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has said the country’s health sector itself has been infected with the coronavirus due to failures of the government.

Doctors of Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital started a sit-in protest at the hospital director’s office, demanding accommodation as they were driven out from a designated hotel yesterday noon.

The High Court has wanted to know whether any step has been taken against Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) Managing Director AKM Fazlullah for his alleged involvement in corruption, irregularities and nepotism at his office.

An extortion case was filed against Dhaka North City Corporation's Ward 31 Councillor Shafiqul Islam Sentu, for allegedly beating up a shop owner and his father in the capital’s Mohammadpur as he refused to pay Tk 5 lakh.