SAVAR: A man was allegedly beaten to death by the members of his father-in-law’s family at Ghasmahal area of Savar Municipality, on the outskirts of the capital, on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Ekram Ali, 35, son of Mohammad Ali, and a human hauler driver. He used…

The Barisal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) authority has lodged a case in connection with recovery of medicines, worth Tk 15 lakh, from hospital pond and ward. The case was lodged after the third-member probe committee submitted a report to probe the discovery of a huge haul of government…

The High Court (HC) yesterday transferred Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia from Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court to Dhaka Special Judge Court-5, reports BSS. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Md. Shawkat Hossain and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder…

Ambassadors designate of Cuba and Finland, and High Commissioner designate of Singapore to Bangladesh separately presented their credentials to President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the capital yesterday afternoon, reports BSS. The all non-resident envoys are: Oscar Israel Martinez Cordoves of Cuba,…

The Chittagong University (CU) authorities yesterday suspended its six students for various terms on charge of involvement with rowdy activities on campus. The students were identified as Walidur Rahman, a student of finance department, academic session 2010-2011, Tasnim Shikhder, a student of English…

Recently released research by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) of the United Kingdom concluded that NGOs have helped improve justice in Bangladesh and huge numbers of Bangladeshis are now aware of existing legal rights and remedies, and their interactions with the justice system have become…

The High Court on Monday upheld the government’s order that imposed a 65-day ban on fishing in Bangladesh’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Bay of Bengal from May 20 to July 23 every year, reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Abu Taher M Saifur Rahman…

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkhya (RAJUK) yesterday started evicting unauthorised commercial establishments from Banani area, a week after it began the drive at Purbachal, reports BSS. Led by RAJUK magistrate Khandker Oliur Rahman, a mobile court started operations yesterday morning from Block D and…

The University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh allocated Tk32.14 crore supplementary fund to 19 public universities against 48 sub-projects completed earlier under the rounds of 1, 2 and 3, reports UNB. An agreement, in this regard, was inked between UGC and the concerned universities at its auditorium…

RANGPUR: Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) started selling essentials at fair prices on the occasion of holy Ramadan through 90 dealers in the divisional city here from Monday, official sources said, reports BSS. Under the programme, sugar is being sold at Taka 55 per kg, ‘Chhola’…

18 DU students get scholarship The annual scholarship giving ceremony of Dhaka University '69 Batch was held recently on Dhaka University Alumni Association premise, says a press release. Total 18 physically challenged students of various departments of Dhaka University were awarded special scholarship…

Boy burned to death in Ctg    A boy was burned to death and two people sustained injuries as a fire broke out at Eochia in Chittagong early Tuesday. Jasim Uddin, deputy director of Chittagong Fire Service, said that the fire broke out at the house of Sayed Miah around 3:30am from an electric…