The High Court yesterday observed that distortion of history in the Bangladesh Bank-published book “Bangladesh Bank-er Itihas (History of Bangladesh Bank)” “caused bloodshed in the hearts of all.”

After examining cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore’s health condition, medical board members of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have suggested tests for his eyes and ears, as well as for other problems related to diabetes, Kishore’s elder brother writer Ahsan Kabir told The Daily Star.

A fraudulent group has embezzled crores of taka by changing the ownership of postpaid mobile SIMs and increasing the credit limit by accessing the country’s leading mobile network operator Grameenphone’s database.

Another patient who was shifted from Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s intensive care unit after a fire broke out Wednesday at the coronavirus-dedicated ICU, died yesterday.

Right after Bangabandhu’s historical March 7 speech, where he asked Bangladeshis to get ready for resistance, the teachers of Chattogram College held a meeting on March 9.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to remove 74 illegal structures from the land of Adi (second) channel of the river Buriganga at Hazaribagh and Kamrangirchar in three months.

Participants at a virtual dialogue yesterday called for proper implementation of the national action plan on women, peace and security to ensure their empowerment and participation in peace-building process.

Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Dhaka university unit President Sanjit Chandra Das today said the student organisation would resist anti-Modi protests on the campus.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the new generation to develop the habit of reading books.

Professor Kamaluddin Ahmed has been made the acting vice-chancellor of Jagannath University (JnU).

Police have requested candidates of the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination to come to their respective examination centres in Dhaka by 08:30 am tomorrow.

Another patient, who was shifted from Dhaka Medical College Hospital's intensive care unit after a fire broke out yesterday at the coronavirus-dedicated ICU, died this afternoon.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2021 in the capital. She joined the inaugural ceremony at Bangla Academy virtually from her official residence Gono Bhaban in the afternoon.

Traffic movement on various important roads of Dhaka metropolitan area will be controlled and it will be closed for some time due to the movement of foreign VVIPs on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of independence tomorrow (Friday).

Speakers at a webinar have stressed on creating employment in the private sector for persons with disabilities.

A fire gutted dozens of tin-shed rooms at a workers’ colony in Ashulia of Savar yesterday. Fire service sources said the fire broke out around 9:30am in the colony at Berun in Jamgora area.

Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi has said his country wants to improve commercial and cultural relations with Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) yesterday launched a special bus service between Tungipara of Gopalganj and Mujibnagar of Meherpur to mark the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The body of BNP standing committee member and noted lawyer Moudud Ahmed will be brought back home from Singapore today evening.

With government-provided recognition of prior learning (RPL) certificates, returnee migrant workers will be able to go abroad as skilled workers, said Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday.