A death-row convict in Ramna Batamul bomb blasts case, which killed ten people at Pahela Baishakh celebrations in 2001, has been in a condemned cell for the last 20 years.

Dhaka University (DU) today placed a Tk831.79 crore budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2021-22, allocating nearly 59 percent of it for salary and allowances of teachers and staff.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said buses will run under a single company on the proposed Kanchpur Bridge-Ghatarchar pilot route in Dhaka from September 7.

A high-level delegation, including city corporation mayor Serniabat Sadik Abdullah and Divisional Commissioner Md Saiful Islam, expressed displeasure at various management issues of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) after a visit yesterday afternoon.

At least four people, including a tenth-grader, were killed and two injured in two separate road crashes in Mymensingh on Tuesday night.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed former Uttara Club Limited president Nasir U Mahmud and his associate Tuhin Siddiqui Omi on a five-day remand each in an attempted rape and murder case.

Many of the 137 illegal recruits at Rajshahi University (RU), who were recruited by former vice chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan, called off their demonstrations yesterday evening, after discussions with the authorities.

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday alleged that the government decision to procure vaccines from a single source was taken from a business point of view.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday renewed her call to the global community to ensure the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas as they are posing a big security threat to Bangladesh as well as the region.

Formulating new rules to address alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in labour migration is a necessity to uphold migrant workers’ rights and end fraudulence in the sector, said speakers at a workshop yesterday.

Dr MA Zulkifl, senior consultant of urology department at United Hospital, and his team performed a rare surgery recently, said a press release.

Today is the first death anniversary of noted poet and journalist Mashuk Chowdhury.

Nine pilots of Regent Airways have served a legal notice on the airlines authorities, demanding payment of unpaid salary and over other issues.

The law ministry has promoted 69 lower court judges across the country.

A high-level delegation, including city corporation mayor Serniabat Sadik Abdullah and Divisional Commissioner Md Saiful Islam, expressed displeasure at various management issues of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) after a visit yesterday afternoon.

A Dhaka court has imposed travel ban on six people including Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury and Bhola-3 Awami League lawmaker Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon, in order to investigate their links with amassing wealth beyond known sources of income.

The High Court yesterday confirmed death penalty of three persons, including a sacked police constable, for killing nine-year-old Abu Sayeed for ransom in Sylhet in 2015.

The ruling Awami League has won 73 percent chairman posts in 204 Union Parishad polls held in the first phase on Monday.

While violence against women increased nationally over the pandemic, the burden weighs heavier on indigenous women, said speakers at a conference yesterday.

Copious seasonal showers led to waterlogging and traffic congestion in several parts of the capital on Tuesday morning, washing away the tall claims of monsoon preparedness by the civic bodies.