The High Court yesterday wanted to know the steps taken by the authorities to implement its directives issued in 2015, for stopping fish cultivation in Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority’s (Wasa) lagoon in the capital’s Kadamtoli, as its water and fish were

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The High Court will deliver its verdict today on the rule issued over compensating Tk 1 crore to the family of Rajib Hossain, who died after losing his hand after getting stuck between two buses in the capital last year.

BNP has inducted its vice chairmen Selima Rahman and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku into the party’s standing committee, the highest policymaking body of the party.

Teachers of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) yesterday expressed concerns over the deadlock at the university as a result of the ongoing students’ demonstrations.

Instead of being a burden to the society, elderly people -- aged above 60 -- can also contribute to the nation if they are engaged in income-generating activities, speakers said at a roundtable yesterday.

The lack of eagerness among people centring the upazila elections is an ominous sign for a democratic nation, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder said yesterday.

Officials and employees of Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (IFB) staged a sit-in and work abstention programme yesterday demanding resignation of its Director General Shamim Mohammad Afzal.

Speakers at a discussion yesterday said the authorities concerned should work on fighting food adulteration and contamination at grower level to ensure food safety for all.

The High Court yesterday summoned editor of Bangla daily Vorer Pata, Dr Kazi Ertaza Hasan, to appear before it for concealing information in a writ petition claiming the book “Bangladesh Bank-er Itihash (History of Bangladesh Bank)” distorted history.

A special committee led by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon was formed yesterday to remove illegal vehicles from streets and free footpaths from grabbers, to ease traffic congestion in the capital.

A dental camp conducted by Dr Prahlad Das will be held in Joypurhat tomorrow, says a press release.

Dhaka Bank signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday with voluntary blood donation organisation Sandhani and software development firm Exhort, to develop a blood bank management software and website.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-11) yesterday rescued a kidnapped madrasa student in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj.

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced four youths to life for killing a college student of Madaripur Government Nazimuddin University College in March 2013.

Many importers are not receiving delivery of their goods after five per cent of advance tax (AT) was imposed on almost all kinds of imported goods including raw materials and machinery under the new VAT law.

Police are now looking for a Bangladeshi youth suspecting his involvement with the Ukrainian nationals held for Dutch Bangla Bank’s automated teller machines (ATMs) theft recently.

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) fines Tk two lakh to a restaurant at its premises for preserving meat which was rotten and giving off putrid smell in its freezer.

The High Court wants to know the steps taken to implement its 2015 directives for stopping cultivation of fishes in Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority’s (Wasa) lagoon in Dhaka’s Kadamtoli, as its water and fishes are poisonous and harmful.

The High Court will deliver its verdict tomorrow on the rule issued by it over compensating Tk 1 crore to the family of Rajib Hossain, who died after losing his hand that got stuck between two buses in the capital last year.