Dr Syed Serajul Huq, a pioneer industrialist, passed away on Tuesday at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka. He was 83 years old.

Nabiha Raidaa, director of Fair Group Bangladesh, passed away in the US on Saturday. She was only 20 years old.

The Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka organised an event titled “Unveiling Visit Nepal Year 2020 Campaign” at the embassy premises on Tuesday, says a press release.

Terming teachers “lighthouse”, President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged them to come forward to play their due role in making the universities in Bangladesh world-class.

The government has taken all-out security measures to hold the first phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema, which will begin tomorrow on the bank of river Turag.

Kuala Lumpur has indicated a “zero-cost recruitment” agreement for migrant workers from Bangladesh as part of the effort to avoid risking US trade sanctions.

The High Court yesterday declared illegal keeping government employees as “officer on special duty” (OSD) for more than 150 days, as the government circular issued in 1991 does not permit that.

A Dhaka court grants ad-interim bail to Kalabagan Krira Chakra Club President Shafiqul Alam Feroz in connection with a case filed against him on charge of amassing wealth of Tk 2.68 crore illegally.

Awami League's mayor candidate Atiqul Islam of Dhaka North City Corporation claims that he did not violate any electoral code of conduct.

Maznu, the arrestee who raped the Dhaka University student on January 5, had lost two front teeth after he fell from a moving train around 12 years back.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has requested Myanmar Police Force to remove improvised explosive devices (IED) or mines from the bordering areas, the paramilitary force’s Director General (DG) Maj Gen Md Shafeenul Islam says.

“Very important” persons like ministers and lawmakers cannot take part in election activities and campaign ahead of the Dhaka city corporation polls, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder says.

The man who was arrested for raping a Dhaka University (DU) student claimed to be a serial rapist, Rapid Action Battalion says.

Teachers and students of Dhaka University have demanded speedy trial and capital punishment for the person who raped and tortured a second-year student of the university in Dhaka’s Kurmitola on Sunday night.

The Dhaka University student who was raped and tortured in Dhaka’s Kurmitola area on the night of January 5 has identified the rapist after his arrest.

Two arrestees -- in a case filed over Sunday’s attack on Liberation War Museum Trustee Dr Sarwar Ali and his family members -- were sent to two-day remand by a court yesterday. Abul Kalam, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Uttara Pashchim Police Station confirmed the matter to The Daily Star.

Dhaka University’s Institute of Business Administration (IBA) recently launched a two-week certificate module on Services Marketing for Competitive Growth (SMCG), said a press release.

A total of 129 railway-related accidents killed 39 people and injured 155 across the country last year, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said yesterday.

Two people died in separate road accidents across two districts yesterday.

The Election Commission yesterday instructed Dhaka Metropolitan Police not to arrest candidates -- or their supporters -- of Dhaka city corporation polls without previous warrant against them.