The High Court yesterday rejected a bail petition by suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Khandaker Enamul Basir in a case filed over a transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.

National Debate Federation Bangladesh (NDF BD) is organising the “13th NDF BD National Debate Festival 2020” on March 27-28 at North South University in the capital’s Bashundhara R/A.

A Dhaka court yesterday asked Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit by April 22 the probe report of a case against SMHI Faruque and 22 others over design forgery of FR Tower in Dhaka city’s Banani.

A third-year student of computer science and engineering at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) was confined to a room and ragged by three students recently.

Eight students of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) in Gopalganj fell sick yesterday, as they were taking part in a hunger strike for the sixth consecutive day, demanding that University Grants Commission (UGC) approve their department.

BNP mayoral candidate for the Chattogram City Corporation election Dr Shahadat Hossain yesterday said if authorities ensure an election free of intimidation and vote-rigging, BNP will win by a massive margin in the mayoral election, scheduled to take place on March 29.

Awami League (AL) mayoral candidate in Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls Rezaul Karim Chowdhury steered clear of any badmouthing of his main opponent during electioneering yesterday, and the strategy seemed to be working in his favour.

The average life expectancy of goldsmiths in Bangladesh is 59, in stark contrast with the national life expectancy of 72.3 years, according to a study by the Department of Public Health and Informatics (DPHI) at BSMMU.

The body of a male newborn is recovered from a dustbin in Old Dhaka’s Kaltabazar area.

The hand of Fahima Begum, a college teacher, has been reattached in a six-hour long surgery after it was severed in a road accident in Gopalganj.

A police inspector in Manikganj has been closed after an allegation of sexually harassing a woman was brought against him.

Mobile courts fine at least 19 stores, including pharmacies, in Dhaka city, Savar, Narayanganj and Manikganj for selling products such as surgical masks, hand sanitisers and different medicines at prices higher than usual.

The High Court again refuses to grant bail to Sohel Rana, owner of the Rana Plaza -- which collapsed leaving at least 1,135 people in April, 2013 -- in a corruption case filed on charge of committing irregularities in constructing the building.

The High Court rejects a bail petition of GK Shamim’s four bodyguards, a top government-listed contractor, in a money laundering case.

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has asked all offices and educational institutions under its jurisdiction and people across the country to remain cautious to contain the spread of coronavirus.

A Dhaka court has granted bail to former minister Nazmul Huda’s wife Sigma Huda and their two daughters -- Antara Selima Huda and Srabanti Amina Huda -- in two graft cases.

A teacher’s left hand has been severed and at least 10 students of Dhaka’s Willes Little Flower School and College have been injured when a bus on a study tour collided with a parked truck in Gopalganj.

The High Court rejects the bail of suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Khandaker Enamul Basir in a case filed over a transaction of Tk 40 lakh as bribe.

Banglalink has declared the IEDCR hotline numbers toll-free for its users to facilitate preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus in the country, a press release says.

A Dhaka court yesterday took cognizance of charges against four accused in connection with the murder of Sagira Morshed, who was shot dead in July 1989.