Teacher’s humiliation: Report action against MP in 3 days: HC

The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to report in three days about actions taken against lawmaker AKM Selim Osman and his accomplices for publicly humiliating a teacher in Narayanganj on May 13.

Govt to allow pvt sector to export coarse rice: Tofail

The government has decided in principle to allow private sector businesses to export coarse variety of rice as the country achieved production of the crop higher than the demand, said commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday.

DMCH burn unit catches fire

A fire broke out at the burn and plastic surgery unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

BCL men set fire to Rajshahi College hostels

Ruling Awami League-backed Chhatra League activists on Tuesday afternoon set fire to two hostels of Rajshahi College in retaliation of an attack on one of their fellows allegedly carried out by BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal men.

Police disperse non-MPO ICT teachers using water cannons

Police on Tuesday dispersed agitating information and communications technology teachers seeking enrolment in monthly-payment order system using water cannon in front of National Press Club in the city.

Teacher’s humiliation: School now suspends him

School authorities on Tuesday suspended the headmaster, who was subjected to public humiliation in Narayanganj for allegedly hurting religious sentiment of the Muslims, when law minister Anisul Huq warned that those involved in the heinous act would be punished.

Narayanganj school committee sacks publicly humiliated headmaster

The management committee of Piar Sattar Latif High School at Kalyandi of Narayanganj has suspended its headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta who was publicly humiliated by local MP Selim Osman on charge of hurting religious sentiment.

BNP says it does not believe in conspiracy

Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday said the party did not believe in conspiracy or taking from help from others, outside of people’s mandate to bring a change in government.

Two killed, 4 injured as train rams bus on Ctg crossing

Two women were killed and four others, including two children, received injury as an oil-carrying train hit a bus in Chittagong city’s Sholoshahar Monday morning.

BNP leader Aslam remanded for 7 days

A Dhaka court on Monday placed BNP joint secretary general Md Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand in connection with the alleged plot to topple the Bangladesh government with the help of Israel.