‘Icche’, a voluntary social organisation of Rajshahi University (RU) formed its new executive committee for 2015-16 session nominating Poragh Mushtak as president and Md.Sahjahan Ali as a general secretary. The new committee was announced at a programme at the university…
Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam yesterday said that the government would file a review petition with the Supreme Court seeking death for war crimes convicted and Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee. “We will file a review petition with the Supreme…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court order that rejected a writ petition filed by former Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Minister Abdul Latif Siddique challenging the legality of the Election Commission (EC) hearing on his…
The High Court yesterday rejected two petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking lower court’s records and the final report of Barapukuria coalmine graft case. After concluding hearing on the petitions, the HC bench comprising Justice Md Nuruzzaman and…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed till August 23 the trial proceedings of a land related graft case filed against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief…
The need for greater awareness and mass mobilisation to create pressure on the government for preventing the transfer of Brahmaputra water to India’s south through the river interlinking project was emphasised at a largely attended opinion exchange meeting in Dhaka…
Five persons, including a housewife, were electrocuted amid inclement weather at different places in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat and Thakurgaon districts on Saturday afternoon, police and local sources said.In Rangpur, Fatema Begum, 46, wife of Atiar Rahman of village Khordobagbar Gomostapara under…
Police in a drive arrested a young man along with 32 grams of heroin from a bus on the Magura-Jessore road in Arpara area of Shalikha upazila Saturday evening.The arrestee was identified as Faruk Ahmed, 32, son of Akbar Ali,…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a young man along with 101 bottles on Indian liquor from Uttar Jail Road area of the city on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Madud Ahmed, 3o, son of…
Police in a drive arrested a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh from Syampur bridge area of Shibganj upazila on Sunday on sabotage charges.The arrestee was identified as Abu Bakar, 37, son of Shukur Uddin, a resident of Kironganj village of the…
A gang of dacoits stabbed one to death at Ichhapur village under Kalihati upazila of the district early this morning.The deceased was identified as Ramjan Ali, 55, former army personnel and resident of the same area.
The Federation of the Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) distributed sewing machines and beautification boxes among 41 trained women in the district on Saturday afternoon.FBCCI gave the sewing machines and beautification boxes to help the women augment their…
Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 200 kg venison and rescued two deer from Badurtala area under Patharghata upazila of the district early this morning.On a tip-off, a Coast Guard team conducted the drive on Bishkhali river of the…
A three-day long agriculture technology and fruit tree fair began on Muktagacha upazila parisad premises of the district today. Organised by the Department of Agriculture Extension, the fair was inaugurated by standing committee member on the Ministry of Information Salahuddin…
Police arrested a man along with a firearm and two rounds of bullet from Laxmipur village of sadar upazila early Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Rajib Sheikh, 24, son of Sultan Sheikh, a resident of the village.
A minor girl, who had been abducted from Dhaka three days ago, was rescued from Rangta village in Agailjhara upazila of Barisal district on Saturday.The rescued girl was identified as Tajmim Rupali, 7, daughter of Ruhul Amin, a resident of…
Police arrested a union parishad (UP) member from Jammontopur village in Mohammadpur upazila in connection with a human trafficking case.The arrestee was identified as Tariqul Islam Chunnu, 35, son of Shafi Uddin, a resident of the village.
“Transformers” star Megan Fox on Friday filed for divorce from actor Brian Austin Green after five years of marriage, a Los Angeles court spokeswoman said.The filing in Los Angeles Superior Court cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce.
Expelled Awami League leader and former minister Abdul Latif Siddique says he will resign from Parliament.“I will resign voluntarily. That’s my decision. There is no need to hold a hearing on it,” he told a hearing at the Election Commission…
Manchester United maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a 0-0 draw against Newcastle United on Saturday that highlighted goalscoring remains a concern for the Old Trafford side.Leaders Manchester United commanded 70 percent of possession and had…
Malaysian authorities have found mass graves containing the remains of more than 20 people believed to be human trafficking victims near the border with Thailand, police said on Sunday.The heavily forested Thai-Malay border has been a transit point for smugglers…
The centenary of the country’s largest steel railway bridge ‘Hardinge Bridge’, built over Padma at Paksey point of Pabna in 1915, was celebrated on Saturday. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) and Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)…
Yet in another heinous incident, a minor boy was brutally tortured to death at Ghopal in Sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was identified as M Akmal Hossain, 11, son of M Ekhlas Miah, a resident of Paharpur village…
Education at the primary level has become exam-centric instead of learning, and dependent on guidebooks and coaching centres, increasing the cost of education, says a study. After the Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) was introduced, education in primary schools became…