Over a year ago, a wave of protests swept Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) in Gopalganj with the students taking to the streets over allegations of corruption and abuse of power against their vice-chancellor.

Lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam’s wife, daughter and sister-in-law have sought anticipatory bail from the High Court in a corruption case involving Tk 148.41 crore.

Fresh protests have erupted in Bandarban among Mro people against the initiative to build a five-star hotel and amusement park at Kaprupara, Dolapara and Shong Nam Hung of 302 Lulaing Mouza and 355 Sepru Mouza in the hilly district.

Activists of a faction of Muktijuddho Moncho yesterday blocked the capital’s Shahbagh intersection for an hour, demanding arrest of two leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam and Islami Andolan Bangladesh for opposing establishment of Bangabandhu’s sculpture.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has detained and handed over five candidates to the police for taking necessary legal measures as they resorted to unfair means in the recruitment test for office assistant’s post in the ministry.

Police recovered bodies of two newborns abandoned in a box near Bandar Police Station in Chattogram city this evening.

Muktijuddho Moncho today blocked Shahbagh for one hour, demanding arrest of two leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam and Islami Andolan Bangladesh for opposing the establishment of Bangabandhu’s sculpture.

Police arrested a man with 14 gold bars worth Tk 1.43 crore from in front of New Rail Station in Chattogram city last night.

The filling station operator, who was set on fire on Tuesday allegedly by his co-workers, died at a hospital in the capital early today.

At least 11 students of Rajshahi’s Shah Makhdum Medical College and Hospital were injured yesterday evening in an attack allegedly by the college’s managerial staff after the students entered the campus to protest the privately-run college’s substandard education.

A farmer was allegedly stabbed to death over a land dispute in Dinajpur’s Biral upazila yesterday afternoon.

At least three people were killed and one was injured in road accidents in two districts during the last two days, report our correspondents.

Kathin Chibar Dan (robe offering), one of the biggest religious festivals of the Buddhist community in Rangamati, where new robes are gifted to monks, was observed yesterday with due solemnity.

The 39th span of the Padma bridge was installed yesterday, making 5.85km stretch of the main structure visible.

Bishop Bejoy N D’Cruze OMI was installed as the Archbishop of Dhaka yesterday, two months after the Vatican announced its appointment.

Thirty-four families are now passing their days in severe hardship, having to live under the open sky as their homes at a slum in Narayanganj were gutted in a fire on Thursday night.

On November 14, one of Chattogram Zoo’s tigresses gave birth to three cubs. Initially, this was met with great optimism for zoo staffers, but it soon turned sour as two of the cubs died after their mother refused to nurse them.

Stories of baby birds can be fascinating.

Police detained 15 people from a procession brought out by Hefajat-e-Islam near Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka today.

Police have arrested six people and seized locally-made arms from them and have also arrested another two people with fake notes in a drive at Gazipur.