The authorities of Chittagong University (CU) are celebrating its 53th founding anniversary amid festivity and enthusiasm.

Film actor Shakib Khan has been fined Tk 10 lakh for constructing his house in Dhaka’s Niketon area violating the Rajuk-approved design.

The Supreme Court grants bail to three accused of 23-storey FR Tower design forgery case, clearing the way for their walk out of jail.

Six mobile courts of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority file a total of 88 cases under Road Transport Act-2018 in Dhaka city, on the first day of their operation.

Police arrest a staff of the Election Commission (EC) in Chattogram in connection with a case filed over National Identity (NID) scam involving Rohingyas.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged the transport owners and workers to refrain from calling strikes. The new transport law will be implemented despite all difficulties, he said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought both public and private investment from UAE in larger volume in potential sectors such as RMG, IT, agriculture and special economic zones in Bangladesh for mutual trade benefit of the country.

A Dhaka court accepts the charge sheet against 25 accused in connection with a case filed over the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad.

A fifth-grader was killed after a speeding microbus hit her in Egaro-mile area in Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur yesterday.

Round Table International (RTI), a civil society organisation established in 1927 by Louis Marchesi in Norwich, England, holds meetings and events for members as well as others, focusing on personal development and community service. Any professional young man, aged between 18 and 40, can become a member of this global platform.

The 43rd death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, a renowned politician of the subcontinent and a dreamer of Bangladesh’s independence, was observed yesterday with due respect.

A foundation has been established under the name of Fr Charles J Young, founder of The Christian Cooperative Credit Union (CCCUI) Ltd Dhaka and pioneer of the credit union movement in Bangladesh, said a press release.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said prices of commodities in the country are now beyond the buying capacity of the masses, and corruption and inefficiency of the government as well as traders patronised by it are behind it.

One Light Institute (OLI) of USA and Centre for Tajuddin Ahmad Research and Activism (CTARA) jointly organised a Conflict Resolution Skill-Building Workshop for the second time at the general auditorium of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro in the capital’s Banglamotor on Saturday, said a press release.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) authorities yesterday expelled five students for attacking their peers who staged demonstration demanding the university vice chancellor’s removal on September 21.

Gender diverse populations, including the Hijra community, are vulnerable to discrimination, stigmatisation and social persecution in the country’s conservative society, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.

Former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Samrat, an alleged kingpin of the illegal casino business in the capital, was placed on a six-day remand yesterday in a case filed over amassing illegal wealth.

The High Court yesterday deferred for a week the hearing of a writ petition, challenging alleged manipulation of the first information report (FIR) of workers’ leader Nurul Islam murder case in Rajshahi.

Dignified Return of Rohingyas

In the wake of newspaper reports, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumdar yesterday said there should not be any problem over the price of rice.