The High Court yesterday stayed till today the joining of newly-appointed principal of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC) Prof Fouzia Rezwan.

Police yesterday remanded five of its members through a Dhaka court on charges of possessing and dealing with contraband Yaba pills.

Notre Dame Information Technology Club (NDITC) organised their annual technology festival “NDITC_init 2019” in association with The Daily Star on September 13-14 on college premises, says a press release.

Students of different educational institutions formed human chain at the base of Raju Sculpture on Dhaka University campus yesterday, demanding removal of vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU), Gopalganj, for “running the university in an autocratic manner”.

Three people were killed in road accidents in three districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

Bangladesh yesterday strongly condemned the recent drone attacks on a gas factory and two Aramco oil plants in Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels.

Citizens from all walks of life demanded that Sylhet’s historical Keane Bridge be repaired properly and vehicle movement be restricted permanently.

A Chittagong University (CU) teacher has alleged that he is being denied leave for a yearlong research scholarship in the Netherlands, due to lack of cooperation from his department.

The Election Commission (EC) will take action if any of its officials are found involved in issuance of fake NID cards for Rohingyas, said Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam yesterday.

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Five policemen were arrested with yaba tablets at a police barrack in Dhaka’s Uttara area, police say.

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start open market sales (OMS) of onion tomorrow in its bid to curb spiralling prices of the essential cooking ingredient, an official says.

A student of Dhaka’s Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College is injured after jumping off a building roof today as his teacher allegedly hurled abusive words at him for not being successful in the examination.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stresses the need for formation of a separate police unit for ensuring security of metro rail.

The High Court has stayed till tomorrow the joining of newly appointed principal of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Professor Fouzia Raozan.

The Election Commission will take actions if any of its officials is found involved in issuance of fake national identity cards (NID) for the Rohingya people, Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam says.

The law ministry has suspended Subrata Kumar Das, sub-registrar of Shahjadpur in Sirajganj, on charge of professional misconduct and corruption, and attached him to the district registrar’s office.

Jahangirnagar University (JU) Professor Monwar Hossain, a noted zoologist, was awarded with “Tarupallab Dwijen Sharma Nisharga Puroshkar 2019” yesterday for his extraordinary contributions to conservation of nature and biodiversity.

A student of Chittagong University (CU) lost all toes of her right foot while getting down from the shuttle train yesterday.

Chattogram police yesterday rescued an eighth-grader, who allegedly left his Satkhira residence writing a “spiritual letter”, from CEPZ intersection area of the port city.