In a shift from aid to trade relations, Bangladesh and Australia want to deepen and widen their economic cooperation, as Bangladesh graduates from LDC status by 2024.

Fatema Begum leads a community-based organisation (CBO) called Karnafuli in Sandwip island of Chattogram district. Her organisation works to ensure smooth and transparent delivery of citizen services from government offices and local government organisations.

Although the government is committed to stopping child marriage, during the Covid-19 period, when so many of the support systems were not working, number of child marriages increased at unacceptable levels, said Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) Executive Director Shaheen Anam, after findings of a study was revealed yesterday.

The two city corporations of Dhaka have drawn up immediate and long-term plans to solve the perennial waterlogging problem in the capital, but recovering canals from encroachers and making them functional remain key challenges.

Twitter’s major shift in its product lines was hinted with the introduction of Twitter Fleets last year – a feature that resembles Snap, Instagram and Facebook stories. In recent months, Twitter has rolled out an audio chat service called Twitter Spaces;unveiled plans for a newsletter product, and announced a new feature called Super Follows, which will let people subscribe to special content.

A fire that broke out at Kathalbagan slum in the capital’s Kalabagan area tonight was brought under control.

At least nine buses kept in a depot of Bagdad Paribahan at Colonel Hat in Chattogram city were gutted in a fire this afternoon.

Dhaka University authorities have decided to postpone the online application process of the first-year admission test for the 2020-21 academic session till 8:00pm next Sunday due to server problems.

A 12-year-old who along with five other family members sustained burn injury in a gas leak explosion in Narayanganj city early Tuesday, has died today.

The death toll from cardiac arrests and strokes increased last year compared to 2019, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) revealed yesterday.

Jabbarer Bolikhela, a traditional wrestling and fair, has been postponed this year due to Covid-19 pandemic, said organisers yesterday.

A burn victim, who suffered injuries in a fire in Narayanganj on Tuesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital early yesterday.

Railways Minister M Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday urged the United States (US) government to invest in Bangladesh railways.

Ishtiaque Ahmad has been elected president of the Old Cadets Association of Sylhet (OCAS), said a press release. Dr Samsad Rabbani Khan has been elected general secretary and Chayan Barua treasurer of the association.

Witnesses of criminal cases can now digitally know the dates of their appearance before the courts concerned.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Finland to explore investment opportunities in high-tech parks and special economic zones in Bangladesh.

Anti-Corruption Commission will continue striving to reduce delay in investigation, said new ACC Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah.

A young man was tortured at Barishal Divisional Narcotics Control Office (BDNCO) about five months ago, investigators have confirmed after primary probe.

Leaders and activists of left-leaning organisations yesterday protested the Digital Security Act (DSA) in front of Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University, demanding withdrawal of a case lodged on February 27 against their activists on charge of clashing with police at Shahbagh.

BNP yesterday demanded that a new election commission be constituted with competent persons.