Abu Sayed is no longer just a name. The English department student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) was brutally shot dead by police on this very day a year ago.

At a Star roundtable, industry leaders, trade experts slam govt’s handling of negotiations with US

The government yesterday decided to review all the agreements on the Independent Power Plants (IPP) signed during the Awami League regime, as there were widespread allegations of inconsistencies in those agreements.

Six policemen have been withdrawn from duty over allegations of extorting Tk 80,000 from a covered van driver on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway.

The Jashore-Khulna highway, a vital artery for the country’s southwestern trade routes, is now in a state of disrepair. Serving as the main corridor connecting Benapole along with Noapara river port, Mongla sea port, and Bhomra land port, the highway has become nearly impassable due to recent monsoon rains and unfinished work.

The Supreme Court yesterday released the full text of its verdict that cleared the way for the government and autonomous employees, who got the facilities of a time scale or a selection grade before 2015, to achieve the benefits of two higher grades in their services.

On paper, the basic salary of an officer-in-charge (OC) of a police station in Bangladesh is Tk 22,000 under the ninth national pay scale.

Badiul Alam Majumder, the petitioner in a writ concerning the restoration of the caretaker government system, yesterday said they would file an appeal seeking the full annulment of the 15th amendment to the Constitution.

The government yesterday decided to import 4 lakh tonnes of rice in its efforts to curb the spike in prices of the staple and build adequate stocks in advance so that it can intervene in the market in case of volatility originating from crop losses due to natural disasters like floods in the coming months.

Sanjay Gomez was crossing the road via the Farmgate footbridge with his daughter when he told her, “Put on your mask.” Asked why, he replied, “This footbridge had an escalator installed. Now it looks more like a garbage bin.”

The decision was announced in a notice tonight, signed by JnU acting registrar Prof Sheikh Gias Uddin.

Probe committee formed

The battalion currently operates 18 BOPs across the two districts

Repeated attempts to reach Principal Abul Basher on his official phone went unanswered

Court also fined him Tk 1 lakh, or 5 more months in jail if unpaid.

Thirteen witnesses testified in the case

the arrestee was handed over to Bhaluka Police Station

An elderly couple from West Rautgaon in Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila passed away just hours apart today, leaving the local community mourning..Rina Begum, 68, died in the early hours of the morning, while her husband Waris Mia, 75, passed away shortly afterwards upon receiving news of Rin

Under government service regulations, civil servants are strictly prohibited from engaging in political activities

The matter was confirmed today by Acting District Food Controller of Netrokona