After failing to march towards the Election Commission (EC) office, a group of Dhaka University students yesterday blockaded the Shahbagh intersection for the second consecutive day, demanding deferment of Dhaka north and south city corporation elections scheduled for January 30 -- as it coincides with Saraswati Puja.

Dhaka University’s Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) based socio-cultural organisations yesterday extended their support towards the beloved tea vendor Swapan mama, whose daughter was raped by a neighbour in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila last year.

Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq Foundation is going to organise a discussion on the life and works of Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed today.

BNP’s mayor candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation Tabith Awal yesterday complained that polls code is being violated incessantly but the Election Commission is not doing anything about it even after complaints were lodged in this regard.

The Information Commission has to play a pivotal role in upholding the true spirit of Right to Information (RTI) Act -- not only for people’s empowerment but also for enhancing the government’s image, noted RTI advocates said at a seminar in the capital yesterday.

Rift between Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader and the party’s chief patron Raushan Ershad became evident yesterday again, after Raushan “appointed” 16 JP leaders including her son Saad Ershad to different top-level posts of the party.

Kuala Lumpur and Dhaka are close to finalising the zero-cost recruitment agreement that will facilitate the hiring of Bangladeshis into the Southeast Asian country soon.

Customs Intelligence seizes 24 gold bars weighing 24 kilograms from an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Terming the demand for deferment of Dhaka north and south city corporation polls as “illogical”, Election Commission (EC) Secretary Md Alamgir says there is no scope to reschedule the elections.

Fire that broke out at a building of Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in the capital’s Khamarbari has been brought under control.

High Court (HC) has stayed results of 669 candidates qualified in government primary school teacher recruitment tests from Nilphamari and Barguna for six months on charge of violation of the relevant rules.

A Dhaka court frames charges against BNP's Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain in connection with a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2010.

A Dhaka court has fixed January 21 for the decision on charge acceptance against 25 accused in connection with the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad in October last year.

The Directorate of Primary Education has withdrawn the expulsion order on the examinees of Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent Ebtedayee terminal examinations.

A group of Dhaka University students continue their demonstration for the second day demanding deferment of Dhaka north and south city corporation polls scheduled for January 30 as it coincides with Saraswati Puja.

A Dhaka court takes cognizance of the charge against expelled Jubo League leader Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan in an arms case.

Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and ferry services on the key Paturia-Daulatdia route are suspended due to dense fog.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh is already on track to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the country gained a remarkable success in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home from Abu Dhabi, concluding her three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A Mymensingh court yesterday sent a man to jail over the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh. He was arrested on Saturday.