Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, Executive Director of Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) has been elected to the International Board of Directors of Transparency International (TI), the Berlin based global civil society coalition against corruption for a three-year period from September 2015. This is…
Mmebers of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered the body of a minor boy, who was missing from August 25, from an abandoned septic tank in Alaipur area of the district on Tuesday morning.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has filed two cases against 16 pirates who were killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab in the Sundarban.
The flood situation in several districts continued to worsen on Tuesday due to incessant rainfall over the last couple of days as well as onrush of water from the upstream.
A satellite image confirms that the main temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra has been destroyed, the United Nations says. There had been earlier reports of an explosion at the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, which is held…
A digital x-ray machine has been launched at the medical center of Rajshahi University (RU) aiming to providing modern and improved health service to the teachers, students and staff of the university, said press release. RU Vice Chancellor Professor Muhammad…
Three leaders of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the Awami League, were suspended on Monday on charge of assaulting seven teachers of the university in an attack on Sunday. They…
A digital x-ray machine has been launched at the medical center of Rajshahi University (RU) aiming to providing modern and improved health service to the teachers, students and staff of the university, said press release.
A court here on Monday asked the authorities concerned to produce three fugitives accused in the Rajon murder case before the court within seven days. The three fugitive accused are — Quamrul Islam, his brother Shamim Ahmed and Pavel. Judge…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is going to celebrate its 37th founding anniversary on Tuesday with minimum programmes as the party is passing through a troubling time with its leaders and workers facing innirable cases filed durinhg movements. Some BNP…
Indian National Human Rights Commission recommended payment of Rs 5 lakh to the family of Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun who was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border here in 2011.
A Special Tribunal on Monday imprisoned two top officials of Chick Textiles for their share market scam of 1996. Judge Humayun Kabir of the Special Tribunal sentenced Chick Textiles Managing Director Md Maksud Rasul and its director Iftekar Mohammad to…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed orders on Monday to pronounce its decision on November 2, whether the two charge sheets against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others in two cases will be taken into cognizance…
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) recorded the deposition of three more prosecution witnesses in the case filed about the killing of blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider in Pallabi area of the capital. Judge Syeed Ahmed of tribunal recorded…
The Asia Foundation Bangladesh organized a book donation event on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at Upazila Hall Room, Upazila Complex, Islampur, Jamalpur, to donate approximately 5,376 Bangla and English language books worth approximately 24.5 lakh taka to 32 local schools.…
By Gillian Mohney The self-styled Islamic State (IS) claims it is now minting its own gold coins and other currency, according to a lengthy propaganda video released Saturday by the militant group. Entitled “The Rise of the Khilafah and the…
Date for reunions not yet set; Seoul targets time around Chuseok in late September North Korea has accepted the offer by South Korea’s Red Cross to hold working-level talks on September 7 to discuss the reunions of families separated since…
As global warming causes water levels around the world to rise, an old architectural form, floating architecture, is being updated to enable living in flood-prone areas. Floating architecture has been around for centuries, particularly in low-lying parts of Europe such…
Detectives in a drive arrested a young man along with 6,000 pieces of Yaba tablets on Chanpur-Comilla highway in Ghosherhat area of Sadar upazila on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Imran Hossain, 28, hailing from Moddhyarampur area of Satkania…
A young man died from electrocution in Kalidasganti village in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Monju, 30, son of Momin, a resident of Boikunthopur village in Raiganj upazila. He was a hand-loom worker.
Armed robbers shot three people and looted Taka one crore at Mithachhara Bazar under Mirsarai upazila of the district on Sunday. The victims were identified as Emran Uddin, owner of three filling stations, his manager Jahangir Alam, 45, and driver…
Police arrested 62 Jamaat-Shibir men from a mosque at Chak Chhatari in Bagha upazila on Sunday night.Tipped off, a team of police raided Chak Chhatari Mosque in the area and arrested the Jamaat-Shibir men while they were holding a meeting…
An alleged member of a terrorist group was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with his rivals at Honak in Maheshkhali upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Mojammel Haque, 40, a resident of Kalarmarchhora village of the upazila.Officer-in-charge of…
A man was allegedly killed after being hit with a stick by his elder brother over a trifling matter at Dodanghi village in Manda upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Ishhak Ali, 37, son of Nasir Uddin, a…
A youth was killed in a road accident at Kasipur on the Barisal-Dhaka highway in the city here this noon.The identity of the deceased could not be known.
Different varieties of local fruits are disappearing fast in the district due to adverse impact of climate change, use of agro-chemical in the ground and want of planning on production.Earlier, there were various indigenous fruits like Gab, Deowa, Kathbal, Safeda,…
The European Union has called emergency talks on tackling the bloc’s escalating migration crisis. The EU presidency said interior ministers from all 28 member states would hold an extraordinary meeting on 14 September, and the crisis had reached “unprecedented proportions”.…
Six fish traders were killed and seven others injured as a truck overturned on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Dhonpur area of Sadar upazila early Monday. One of the deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, son of Bhola Seikh, hailing from Gobindoganj…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance is likely to announce a two-day demonstration programme soon to protest the fresh hike in power and gas tariffs. The decision was taken at a meeting of the top leaders of the alliance held at BNP…