The United Kingdom government has invited applications in Bangladesh for Chevening Scholarships for 2017-2018. Applications for Chevening Scholarships are now open until November 8, via www.chevening.org/apply, said a British High Commission press release yesterday. This year 12 scholars from Bangladesh…

The online admission process for the first year honours courses of Dhaka University (DU) for 2016-17 academic session began yesterday. DU Vice-Chancellor…

A young man died inhaling fume as a fire broke out at a five-storey building at Rokeya Sahrani in the capital’s Mirpur area on Monday morning, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Mamun Miah, 30. Atiqul Islam, an inspector at Fire Service Control Room, said the blaze broke out at a shop,…

The High Court (HC) yesterday asked Barisal deputy commissioner to remove 211 illegal structures on the bank of the Kirtonkhola River within 60 days, reports UNB. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das passed the order following a report…

Members of anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday detained 10 frauds of a gang of fake jobs providers from Hasan Mahmud Complex at Shah Kabir Majhar Road near Azampur of Uttara in the capital, RAB said yesterday afternoon, reports BSS.

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed for three months a High Court order that granted bail to an alleged member of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) Fida Muntasir Shaker in two cases, reports UNB. A five member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the…

The government has appointed Prof Abul Kalam Azad as Director General (DG) for health services, reports BSS. A Health and Family Welfare Ministry order said the appointment will be effective from Sept 1. Prof Azad is currently additional DG for administration of the Directorate General for Health Services.…

Dhaka University (DU) will observe August 23 as "Black Day" in memory of the "inhuman, sad and condemnable" attack on the university's teachers, students and officials on August 20-23, 2007, reports BSS.

Firefighters were carrying out dumping work at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in the capital’s Panthapath area yesterday following Sunday’s fire in the complex, reports UNB . Operation officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Zia Uddin said dumping work is going on inside Bashundhara City…

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will launch a clean city campaign on September 1, DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon said yesterday as he was inaugurating four modern toilets in the capital city, reports BSS. “A citywide cleanliness campaign will start from September 1, and we shall clean the Kurbani…

RANGPUR:  Bangladesh College-University Teachers' Association formed a human chain in front of the Rangpur Press Club yesterday protesting militancy…

A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced a man to death and his mother to life-term imprisonment for killing their neighbour at Chandanish upazila in Chittagong in 2005. The court of second district session judge Mohammad Rabiuzzaman handed down the verdict. The court also slapped the convicts Tk 50,000…

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has selected 227 places for slaughtering sacrificial animals in the forthcoming Eid-Ul Azha in 30 Wards of the city, reports BSS. The decision was taken special general meeting of the corporation held in the city bhaban conference hall yesterday afternoon. The…

Bangladesh Chhatra Union yesterday demanded the trial of Ferdous Afsana killing and warned that it would continue movement until the trial is not held. Chhatra Union leader made the announcement at a rally in front of the Jatiya Press Club. Leaders and activists of the organisations earlier had scuffled…

BNP man stabbed dead  A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in Sheikhghat Khuliatula area of Sylhet city on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Tajul Islam, 55, member of the city unit of the BNP’s volunteer front and…

10 JU students get NEF scholarship in Japan SAVAR: A total of ten female students of Jahangirnagar University have received Nagao Natural Environmental Foundation (NEF) scholarship (1st phase) this year. JU Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Farzana Islam today awarded the students and also distributed…