BNP yesterday demanded the increase of salary and dignity of teachers in the public universities and withdrawal of VAT (value added tax) on private universities. The party also extended its support to the movement of public university teachers for separate pay scale for them and called upon the private…

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad has said that the BNP is now in the coffin, and the last nail in it will be put the day Khaleda Zia is imprisoned.    “At a rally in Mymensingh before 1/11, Khaleda Zia said that 'jail will be the destination of Ershad. Ershad will have to come out…

The fossilised bones of 15 members of a previously unknown branch of the human family tree have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, scientists…

The fourth Security Dialogue between Bangladesh and the United States will be held in Washington today to discuss traditional and non-traditional security issues alongside counterterrorism and military cooperation. Both sides will also discuss regional cooperation, cyber security, disaster management…

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday scrapped a High Court verdict that had acquitted former BNP lawmaker Rasheduzzaman Millat in a graft case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission. In response to an appeal petition filed by the government challenging the HC verdict, the three-member…

The High Court yesterday acquitted former Communications Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda of charges in an extortion case filed in 2007, reports UNB. The HC single bench of Justice M Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan passed the order after the final hearing of a petition filed by Nazmul Huda, said assistant attorney…

With the country’s major rivers receding, the flood situation in 12 districts affected by the deluge over the past two weeks has started to improve. The affected people are preparing for their long trek back home to rebuild their lives. Over the next 72 hours, the overall flood situation in some…