A Dhaka court yesterday rejected bail petitions of Tarequzzaman Rajib, a councillor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and sent him to jail in connection with separate cases.

Police yesterday arrested a youth from Dhaka on charge of killing a 19-year-old with a screwdriver in Chattogram city’s Ambagan area, under Khulshi Police Station, on Sunday night.

The atmosphere at Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) is still volatile as students continue their protest over alleged corruption in the university.

Police yesterday said around a hundred Chhatra League men were found involved in the assault of Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute Principal Farid Uddin Ahmed, while 12 of them directly pushed him into the pond on Saturday.

Ban Terrorism, Not Student Politics

A parliamentary body yesterday recommended that the House adopt a motion declaring “planetary emergency”.

The High Court yesterday granted six-month bail to former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a corruption case, filed on charge of misusing power in selling a government property.

The High Court yesterday upheld a government decision to freeze bank accounts of SM Golam Kibria Shamim’s business organisation, GKB & Company (Pvt) Ltd.

A female college student is killed in a head-on-collision between a bus and a motorcycle on Hanif Flyover in Chankharpool area of Dhaka.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has criticised Centre Policy Dialogue (CPD) for its remarks that the ratio of private investment to GDP has been hovering around 23 per cent for the last few years.

The government will extend all-out cooperation in bringing back the body of valiant freedom fighter Sadeque Hossain Khoka, who passed away in New York today.

The house help, who was arrested yesterday in Dhanmondi double murder case, murdered the elderly woman and her house help as the duo did not allow her to go out of the house, police say.

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the government is providing all the necessary support to bring back home the body of Sadeque Hossain Khoka from the USA.

High Court (HC) upholds a government’s decision to freeze bank accounts of GKB and Company (Pvt) Ltd owned by SM Golam Kibria Shamim who is a top government-listed contractor.

Fire service divers are continuing operation as Wazid, a 10-year-old school boy, remained missing since the collapse of a three-storey building in Narayanganj city.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives three awards given by international organizations for Bangladesh’s outstanding success in the ICT sector.

Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman joins office as the new vice-chancellor of Dhaka University for the next four years.

A house help died after falling off the rooftop of a seven-storey building in port city’s Surson Road area yesterday.

A dengue patient, who was undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) for the last three days, died early yesterday.

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) on Saturday expelled one student and suspended seven others for a semester over disciplinary issues.