Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man in possession of 1,480 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from a truck in Octroymore area in the district town on Tuesday night.
Day: February 4, 2015
SSC examinees form human chain in Gulshan
SSC examinees of some city schools, their guardians and teachers yesterday formed a human chain programme in front of BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office demanding the withdrawal of ongoing blockade and hartal programme to help them sit for examinations without any…
Strict implementation of Tobacco Control Act stressed
Strict enforcement of the amended Tobacco Control Act (TCA) has become an essence of the time to save the young generations as well as thousands of human lives annually in the country, speakers said here yesterday.
Protest rally denounces violence in Rangpur
Speakers at a mass rally here have deplored killing of innocent people by hurling petrol bombs, anarchy, violence, destroying the academic life of the SSC examinees and national economy in the name of blockade and hartal.
Mass awareness can prevent Nipah virus: experts
Wide-ranging mass-awareness through using both print and electronic media has become an urgent need to prevent any outbreak of Nipah virus especially among the children.
Onion seed farms burgeoning in Rajshahi region
Commercial farming of onion- seed is increasing in Rajshahi region including its high Barind tract, as demand for this spice is rising day by day.
Fire guts 31 shops in Agoiljhara , properties worth Tk 1 cr damaged
A devastating fire gutted 31 shops at Bazaar of Agoiljhara upazila town in Barisal district on early Wednesday.
3 BNP-Jamaat leader held
At least three BNP-led 20 party alliance leaders were arrested by police in Kishoreganj Sader and Pakundia on Tuesday .
One killed, 50 injured in rival groups clash in Bajitpur
One person was killed and 50 others including 10 police men were injured and 20 shops damaged following a clash between two rival groups at Bus Stand in Bajipur town over gambling money and supremacy on Tuesday afternoon.
MPs say yes to three-person babies
MPs have voted in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man, in a historic move.
More plays staged at top UK theatres since 2009
More plays were staged by the UK’s most-subsidised theatre companies in 2014 compared with five years earlier, despite fears about funding cuts, BBC research suggests.
Cricket World Cup 2015: Junaid Khan out of Pakistan squad
Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan has been ruled out of the World Cup because of a hamstring injury.
Jordan executes convicted jihadists after pilot’s death
Jordan has executed two convicts, including a female jihadist, following the killing of one of its air force pilots by Islamic State (IS) militants.