Students of Home Economics College are staging demo in front of their college demanding continuation of ongoing exams.

Students of various colleges in Sylhet today staged demonstrations in the city for around an hour demanding reopening of educational institutions.

Shahbagh police this morning detained some of the students of National University who were gathering in the area to stage protest over the postponement of their ongoing exams.

As the pandemic ravaged economies and health systems across the world last year, the two peace-loving nations of Bangladesh and Japan held strong by working together for national and regional prosperity and stability, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki said yesterday.

Valiant Freedom Fighter and renowned lawyer Md Bazlul Majid Chowdhury Khasru passed away in Sunamganj District Sadar Hospital yesterday. He was 69.

A man was beaten to death allegedly by his two siblings in Dhaka’s Badda area yesterday morning.

Indian Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria yesterday called on Bangladesh Air Chief Marshall Masihuzzaman Serniabat and other senior officers to discuss matters of mutual cooperation.

The prime suspect in the case filed over the death of Agrani Bank officer Moudud Ahmed after being assaulted surrendered before a court in Sylhet yesterday.

Pointing to the importance of ethnic community children learning moral values in their mother language, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Nasima Begum yesterday said this could be achieved effectively through the international mother language institute.

Barishal University (BU) students yesterday withdrew their ongoing demonstrations, after a meeting with the university’s vice chancellor, students, transport workers and leaders, and law enforcers yesterday afternoon.

The High Court will deliver its verdict on March 9 on the appeal filed by independent lawmaker and Awami League leader Haji Mohammad Salim, challenging the trial court verdict that sentenced him to 13 years’ imprisonment in a corruption case.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday gave instruction to suspend all housing projects constructed by filling up canals without the city corporation’s permission.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will observe Martyrs’ Day today with due solemnity to commemorate those killed in the February 25-26 carnage at Pilkhana headquarters of then Bangladesh Rifles (now BGB) in 2009.

A Dhaka court today set April 5 for submitting the probe report in the case filed over the devastating fire in the capital’s Chawkbazar on February 20, 2019.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today gave instructions to suspend all housing projects constructed without permission of the city corporation.

Students of seven Dhaka University-affiliated colleges blocked Nilkhet intersection in Dhaka for the second consecutive day today, demanding to allow them to sit for ongoing examinations and reopening of the campuses and halls.

The orientation programme for the newly admitted students for the spring semester 2021 of East West University (EWU) was held on Zoom on February 20, said a press release.

United Hospital Limited on Sunday organised a special event on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, said a press release.

The news published yesterday on this page headlined “Prof Tawseef Hossain appointed IUB VC” erroneously spelled the name of Prof Tanweer Hossain as Prof Tawseef Hossain in the headline. We sincerely regret this unintentional error.

Dr Mizanur Rahman, former director general of Directorate General of Health Services and a freedom fighter, passed away at Square Hospital in Dhaka on Monday night, aged 73, said a press release.