Former Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur yesterday alleged that an attempt was made on his life by running him over with a car in the capital’s Malibagh area on Wednesday night when he was on his way home.

A Dhaka court yesterday dismissed a defamation case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Junayed Babunagari and four others over speaking against Bangabandhu’s sculpture.

The first consignment of Oxford-Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine will reach the country by early January, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque.

Officials hinted at a new stimulus package yesterday amid fears of a possible second wave of Covid-19 and the subsequent setback for the economy which has only slightly recovered from the impacts of shutdown.

Hefajat-e-Islam yesterday said it wants to hold dialogue with the government to settle the ongoing debate centring the installation of the sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Historian Yuval Noah Harari, of bestsellers “Sapiens”(2011) and “Homo Deus”(2016) fame, talks about the importance of stories in human history which have the power, he says, to transform the fortune of peoples -- turning groups to tribes, to communities, to nations and, to civilizations and make them achieve wonders.

At precisely 12:02pm came the glorious moment. The final span of the Padma bridge was in its place and a giant step was made towards the realisation of a long-cherished dream.

The US has expressed concern about the relocation of 1,642 Rohingyas to Bhasan Char and plans to carry out further relocations.

The last span of the Padma Bridge is likely to be installed on pillars 12 and 13 today linking both sides of the mighty Padma river as the country’s people get closer to having their long-cherished dream come true.

Only the observance of the International Anti-Corruption Day will not be enough to fight graft, the High Court said yesterday.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Hefajat chief Junayed Babunagari are among the six BNP and Islamist leaders who were accused in a defamation case for speaking against Bangabandhu’s sculpture.

Dense fog enveloped most of the country causing immense hardships for thousands of people as road, waterways and air communications were severely disrupted.

The long drawn-out manpower shortage in Bangladesh Railway is likely to be eased as the state-owned rail transport agency will soon resume hiring staff after a pause of nearly three years.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was working to ensure equal participation of women in every sphere of the society so that they could contribute to expediting the country’s development with courage.

The High Court has cleared the way for the government to carry out eviction drives and recover Buriganga’s land in Keraniganj from the possession of three companies of Maisha Group, owned by ruling Awami League lawmaker Aslamul Haque.

The poor and people living on the fringes have been enduring inadequate access to coronavirus testing and treatment facilities and now they are likely to have to do the same for vaccines.

Uncertainty looms large over the expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) under the health directorate and possibly Covid-19 vaccination as around 26,000 field-level health assistants are on strike since November 26 demanding better pay.

Five people were killed and another was injured early yesterday as a truck collided head-on with a pick-up on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gharinda Bypass area in the district.

Britain became the first Western country to start a mass coronavirus vaccine campaign with a pensioner receiving the initial jab yesterday as across the Atlantic millions of Californians went into lockdown to stop surging US infections.

The High Court yesterday directed the government authorities concerned to take appropriate legal and punitive actions against the culprits involved in damaging the sculpture of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.