A 15-member executive committee of Jagannath University Teachers’ Association (JnUTA) was elected for a one-year term yesterday, with Md Nure Alam Abdullah elected as president and Shamima Begum as general secretary.

Healthy ecosystems and protection from natural disasters are critical to developing a resilient Bangladesh, said US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller, following a three-day visit to the Sundarbans yesterday.

The High Court has stayed the results of government primary school teacher recruitment tests in four districts -- Natore, Faridpur, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari -- for six months on charge of violations of relevant rules.

When Sophia, a life-like robot that can effortlessly talk to humans, visited Bangladesh and replied to any question thrown at her, people all around were blown away.

A man died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) yesterday morning after being injured by his brother the previous night over a land dispute.

The Election Commission has decided to monitor all voting centres with CCTV camera on the day of elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations, for increasing security.

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against SM Golam Kibria Shamim -- popularly known as GK Shamim -- and his seven bodyguards in connection with an arms case.

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Rafiqul Amin, managing director of Destiny Group, to three years’ imprisonment in a case filed for not submitting his wealth statement to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The High Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence of eight robbers out of 10 and commuted the death penalty of two to life imprisonment in a case filed for raping and killing a schoolgirl in Laxmipur in 2012.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to appoint 27 candidates who passed the 34th and 35th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams but were not appointed.

All spans of the Padma bridge will be installed by July, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told parliament yesterday.

The High Court yesterday fined four dyeing and textile factories in Shyampur area of Dhaka -- on the bank of river Buriganga -- Tk 5 lakh each for running those without effluent treatment plants (ETPs), polluting the river and suppressing information about it to the court.

The 15th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD) kicked off yesterday at a city hotel, hosted by icddr, b.

Authorities of Dhaka University expels 67 and suspends 22 students for various offences.

The High Court has confirmed death penalties for eight robbers out of 10 robbers and commuted the death sentence of the two others to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a schoolgirl in Laxmipur in 2012.

A former employee of a popular clothing store, who was arrested on charges of recording video of one of his colleagues while she was changing clothes, confesses to the magistrate.

High Court (HC) has stayed results of government primary school teacher recruitment tests in four districts -- Natore, Lalmanirhat, Nilphamari and Faridpur -- for six months on charge of rule violations.

The Election Commission asks the commerce ministry to keep Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) closed on January 31 and February 1, the day before and of Dhaka City polls.

The High Court fines four factories in Dhaka’s Shyampur area for running without effluent treatment plants (ETPs), thus polluting Buriganga River and suppressing information about it to the court.

A man dies after a bus ran him over at Dhaka’s Sayedabad area in the capital.