The High Court yesetrday stayed for six months the eviction drive by a mobile court of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) at Mohammadpur Jannatbag slum, reports UNB.   A High Court  (HC) bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order after hearing on…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday adjourned hearing in the crimes against humanity case against 19 alleged war criminals from Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, till February 15, reports BSS. “The tribunal had sought report from police on the current location of one accused in the…

SYLHET: Over two years after his arrest, suspended Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury was released from jail on bail yesterday, reports UNB. Ariful walked out of the Sylhet Central Jail around 5:15pm after the bail orders in four cases, including two murder cases, reached the jail,…

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain why it should not be directed to evaluate the answer sheets of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations by competent and experienced teachers. It also asked the authorities concerned…

A student of Dhaka University, who was found unconscious at Jagannath Hall on Wednesday morning, was declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Apu Sarker, a student of Accounting & Information Systems Department. Sub-inspector Bacchu Miah,…

A Dhaka court yesterday took cognizance of the charges pressed by the police against banned militant outfit JMB chief Saidur Rahman and two others in a case lodged under anti-terrorism act, reports BSS. “Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah after taking the charges into cognizance,…

A fire broke out at Alimullah market in the capital’s Mipur area yesterday, reports UNB. The fire broke out on the eighth floor of the 10-storey market around 4:45pm, said sources at Fire Service and Civil Defense control room. On information, four fire-fighting units rushed to the spot and brought…

NARAYANGANJ: Police busted a yaba tablet making factory at Baburail in the city and arrested three people in this connection, reports UNB. Tipped off that a group of people were producing yaba tablets at a factory at Baburail, a team of police, led by sub-inspector M Majharul Islam, conducted a drive…

The 69th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, was observed in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Rangpur…

A daylong workshop on ‘Draft Strategic Plan for Higher Education in Bangladesh 2017-2026’ organised by Strategic Policy Unit under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project was held at UGC auditorium in the capital yesterday, says a press release.  Professor Abdul Mannan, chairman,…

Painting exhibition ends  A 10-day group art exhibition titled 'Rhythm on Canvas' ended on Tuesday at the Gallery Twenty One in the capital. ARTBEAT, a group of four artists, organised the exhibition, Shama Shaiom, an artist, told BSS.  Four artists--- Shama Shaiom, Tithi, Kakoly and…

LLCRC starts its journey at RU  SAVAR: With some senior professors of different departments a new organisation named Language-Literature-Cultural Research Centre (LLCRC) has started its journey on the Rajshahi University (RU) campus yesterday, a press release said. A formal meeting was held at…