Transparency International Bangladesh has urged the government to not enact the Public Service Act-2018 as it contradicts the constitutional provision of “all citizens are equal before law”.

Police belittled her marriage and denied assistance when college student Liza Rahman went to Shah Makhdum Police Station in Rajshahi on Saturday, Liza’s brother alleged yesterday.

Krishak Sramik Janata League President Abdul Kader Siddique yesterday said Awami League has no right to remain in power if it consists so many corrupt people.

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad yesterday slammed the delay in releasing the probe body‘s report on the investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment against Saidur Rahman, chairperson of Bangla department of Dhaka Commerce College.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Mohammedan Sporting Club director in-charge M Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan on a two-day fresh remand in a case filed for possessing narcotics at his Monipuripara residence.

Brig Gen (retd) M Rafiqul Bari, a member of Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Welfare Association, Bangladesh (Raowa), passed away at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Friday.

Rights organisation Naripokkho yesterday held a protest in front of Daffodil International University in Dhanmondi, where people covered themselves in burn dressing to symbolise the death of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

A faction of teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday continued their protest against Vice Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam, criticising her “role in corruption”.

With only a few days left for the by-election to Rangpur-3 constituency, aspirants are passing busy days in electioneering. The by-election is slated to be held on October 5.

S Alam Refined Sugar Industries Ltd has been polluting the Karnaphuli river at Ichanagar in Karnaphuli upazila, according to the Department of Environment (DoE).

Gao International Airport is one of the key installations in the landlocked West African country Mali. It is the second largest airport of the country -- mostly used by UN officials, peacekeepers and military personnel.

The High Court yesterday directed BNP leader Amanullah Aman to surrender within six weeks before a lower court, in connection with a case filed over issuing death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Public universities’ teachers associations differed with University Grants Commission’s (UGC) plan to introduce an up-to-date policy on recruitment and promotion of public university teachers.

After struggling for his life for days, a former Chittagong University (CU) teacher, who was critically injured in a road accident on September 22, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday night at a hospital in Dhaka.

COAST Trust, a non-government organisation, was awarded as the “Best Innovative NGO 2018” at the 14th Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards held at the InterContinental Dhaka hotel.

Two leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s Rajshahi University (RU) unit have been temporarily suspended for misbehaving with and threatening a journalist on campus.

Salina Akhter, 32, daughter of Habibur Rahman from Dhaka, is suffering from kidney disease, says a press release.

The Hindu community’s largest religious festival Durga Puja will be celebrated at some 31,398 puja mandaps across the country, said community leaders.

Unidentified criminals explode a bomb at Awami League office at Shiromoni in Khulna city.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has doubled fees to enter Sadarghat and other launch terminals in the country to increase revenue.