The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have demoted a teacher after she was found to be involved in irregularities that took place during the Ducsu election last year at Kuwait Maitree Hall on the university campus.

The government has decided to appoint Tarik Ahsan, currently serving as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, as the next ambassador to Portugal, a foreign ministry release said today.

Class XI admission seekers will have to submit their online applications between August 9 and 20 in the first phase, authorities said today.

Three teachers have been arrested on charges of spreading rumours against Education Minister Dipu Moni and a few others on Facebook.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold hearing on the review petition of war criminal ATM Azharul Islam when its regular functions will resume after the ongoing closure.

The High Court has fined Sikder Group Managing Director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder for seeking anticipatory bail while staying abroad from a virtual bench in a case filed on charges of abducting, torturing and threatening to shoot two top officials of Exim Bank over loan permissions.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor today placed a Tk 4,506.75 crore budget for 2020-21 fiscal year.

A delegation of Bangladesh Private Medical College Association (BPMCA) has met Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka today.

A Dhaka court today rejected a bail petition of JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury and sent her to jail in connection with a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 reports.

Torrential monsoon rain from midnight to this morning has swamped many parts of the capital, disrupting movement and triggering traffic chaos.

The High Court has directed Shahjahanpur Police Station in Dhaka to record a case on the allegations against Proshanti Hospital for not releasing the dead body of Mohi Uddin, a Covid-19 patient, to realise dues of Tk 1.56 lakh.

An alleged drug peddler has been killed in a “shootout” with detectives in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area.

Police did not take any steps to arrest Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed despite two arrest warrants -- including a conviction warrant -- were issued against him in 2010 by a Dhaka court in a cheque dishonour case, a prosecutor has alleged.

Teachers of different universities and well-known journalists have urged the owners and editors of media houses to not let go of journalists and employees, and find out alternative ways to overcome the financial crises created due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Debris of Desire”, a film produced by Bangladeshi filmmaker Josim Ahmed, has made the official selection of the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).

The High Court yesterday wanted to know what measures have been taken for the management of medical waste across the country.

Before marrying a Bangladeshi man last year, Indian national Ayesa Jannat Mohona had visited Bangladesh three times since 2016.

A total of 698 children accused of criminal cases have secured bail, and among them 685 were handed over to their guardians after they got released from custody in 45 working days between May 12 and July 16.

The wife of a Bangladesh Khet Major Samity leader alleged that she was assaulted by her husband and another leader of the party at Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) office at Paltan in late June. The woman and her husband, had gone to the party office on the night of June 21.

A rights organisation yesterday served a legal notice on the authorities concerned asking them to give Tk 10 lakh as compensation to each of the victims of fake Covid-19 certificates issued by Regent Hospital.