Exam registration fees inflicted quite a financial burden on the family of Jhumur Rine when she sat for Secondary School Certificate exams in 2015. Her father, a barber, had to pay Tk 5,700 more than what the government charges -- TK 2,300. During a training on the Right to Information Act two years later, she realised that she could ask the school authority why she had to pay exorbitant fees.

Several student organisations of Dhaka University yesterday demonstrated on the campus, protesting “illegal enrolment” of 34 former and incumbent Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders into an evening programme of the Faculty of Business Studies and “recruitment business” over appointment of some administrative posts in Ruqayyah hall.

Demanding arrears, RMG workers of three separate factories demonstrated in Dhaka, Narayanganj and Savar yesterday. The protests resulted in chaos on roads, public sufferings and clash with law enforcers.

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.

Experts at a seminar in the port city yesterday stressed the need for enhancing awareness programmes on dengue so that people can learn to mitigate the dangers as there is no specific treatment or prevention for the disease.

Agitated teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday demonstrated on the campus demanding formation of a probe committee about the vice-chancellor’s alleged involvement in corruption.

At least 11 people were killed and nine injured in road accidents across the country in the last two days, our correspondents, and news agencies report.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday described the pillow scam in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant and curtain procurement irregularity in Faridpur Medical College Hospital as a “pilferage.”

Organisers: Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs

Md Shafiqul Islam, the newly-appointed commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), yesterday said that he would take over the duties of officer-in-charge (OC) if service at police stations did not improve.

A total of 55,295 candidates have been qualified in the written tests for the post of assistant teachers at government primary schools.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold bilateral talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on October 5 during her first India visit after coming to power for the third consecutive term.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal categorically says that the licenses of the insurance companies, those have not been enlisted in the stocks market yet, will be cancelled if they do not do so by the next three months.

The candidates, who qualified multiple choice question (MCQ) examination in 2017 but failed the written test for enrollment in Bangladesh Bar Council, can appear in next written examinations.

The law ministry has suspended Subrata Kumar Das, sub-registrar of Shahjadpur in Sirajganj, on charge of committing professional misconduct and corruption.

The prestigious Diplomat Magazine of the Netherlands has unveiled its latest edition with a cover story featuring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina titled “Sheikh Hasina: The Mother of Humanity”.

Bangladesh Coast Guard members detain 16 Rohingya people including women and children while they were trying to go to Malaysia through river route from Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar.