Unidentified criminals stabbed a rickshaw-puller to death in Chattogram yesterday.

Founder and Chairman of Canadian University of Bangladesh Dr Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat recently organised a meeting between high level diplomats, eminent businessmen and key stakeholders focusing on Student Partnership Program (SPP) between Bangladesh and Canada, said a press release.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a madrasa teacher yesterday for allegedly raping a minor at Banshkhali of Chattogram.

The High Court yesterday cleared way for the lower court concerned to resume trial proceedings of a corruption case against BNP leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie.

The High Court yesterday observed that the word “fake” cannot be used before the term “freedom fighter”.

Ridesharing service Shohoz partnered with Brac to organise a road safety and defensive driving training session for motorcyclists from May 12 to May 15 at Brac Learning Center in Ashkona, said a press release.

Election Commission (EC) enumerators will start door-to-door visits from June 23 to update the voter list of Dhaka dwellers.

Stern actions will be taken against corrupt Milk Vita officials and engineers to stop irregularities at the state-owned entity, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Swapan Bhattacharjee says.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Keraniganj Jail after her treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), says Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.

A deprived faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the ruling party’s student front, has threatened hunger strike demanding removal of “non-eligible” leaders.

Many guardians have raised concerns about 16 students of Motijheel’s Ideal School and College receiving “abnormally low” marks in English first paper in SSC exam.

Amidst media reports on possible terrorist attack during Buddha Purnima celebration, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will take adequate security measures for peaceful celebrations on May 18.

The first budget session of the 11th parliament formed through December 30 general election will begin at 5pm on June 11.

The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the High Court to hold hearing on the rule over compensating Jaha Alam, the man wrongly imprisoned for three years because of an identity mix-up.

Saiful Islam Khan, former chairman-in-charge of National Board of Revenue, and Summit’s IPCO’s COO and executive director, died at United Hospital early yesterday. He was 76.

A Sylhet court yesterday placed Dibakor Deb Kollol, his father Subhash Chandra Deb and mother Ratna Rani Deb, on a three-day remand each, in connection with a case filed over the death of Dr Priyanka Talukder Shanta.

Maidul Islam, an assistant professor of sociology at Chittagong University (CU) sought security from the university administration after receiving threats on Sunday night from some unknown miscreants.

Begum Lutfun Nahar Bhuiyan died at a Dhaka hospital on Sunday, aged 88, says a press release.

Kazi Moniruzzaman has taken charge as the new superintendent of police in Feni.

Chittagong University Journalists’ Association (Cuja) yesterday elected its new executive body for the next year.