The High Court yesterday directed authorities concerned to suspend Md Durul Huda, a teacher of Rajshahi University School and College, who allegedly sexually harassed a student in October last year.

A fourth-grade employee of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University in Dinajpur allegedly made a derogatory remark against the vice chancellor (VC).

Around 3,000 RMG workers and staff members of two factories in Savar blocked a road for four hours in two phases yesterday, demanding arrears.

Members of a local gang beat up a man and looted his house in Savar, according to a complaint.

BNP will declare its mayoral candidate for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls on February 24. Party insiders, however, said unlike Awami League, which chose a surprise candidate, their leadership will not make such a move.

A Dhaka court yesterday transferred the graft case filed against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others to the Special Judge’s Court-4 of Dhaka for its trial.

The government yesterday announced the names of nine persons and an institution for the Independence Award for their outstanding contributions to the nation in various fields.

While progress has been made in various areas including food security, the government needs to focus on ensuring nutrition for the disadvantaged and malnourished, speakers said at a roundtable yesterday.

At least seven people were killed and eight injured in road accidents yesterday, report our correspondents and a news agency.

Prof Dr Perween Hasan, vice chancellor of Central Women’s University, has been elected chairperson of the trustee board of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).

Central Women’s University Vice-chancellor Professor Dr Perween Hasan has been elected chairperson of the trustee board of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detains a Bangladesh national on Khalisakothal border in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila.

Cox’s Bazar Civil Society and NGO Forum (CCNF) demands that the government make the relief management for Rohingya refugees transparent and form an authority regarding the matter.

A mass signature programme is held in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area demanding compensation for the families of the 71 victims of the devastating Chawkbazar fire.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has distributed the prestigious Ekushey Padak-2020 among 20 eminent personalities and an organisation in recognition of their contributions to various fields.

Awami League leaders gave a warm reception to mayoral candidate Rezaul Karim Chowdhury at Chattogram railway station yesterday, as he reached there from Dhaka after receiving the party’s nomination for the mayoral election to Chattogram City Corporation.

The operator of a payloader lost control of the equipment yesterday in Cumilla and rammed it into two battery-run auto-rickshaws, and two stationary rickshaw vans. One person was killed in the accident while four were injured.

Writer and blogger Rasel Parvez died of cancer at a city hospital yesterday morning. He was 49.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday detained a surveyor of Cox’s Bazar district administration, and seized around Tk 93 lakh in “bribe money” from his possession and from houses of two other surveyors in different areas of the town.

The Supreme Court yesterday fined City University Tk 10 lakh for enrolling more than 50 students to the law department each semester, violating a UGC decision.