GAIBANDHA, Nov 13, 2015 (BSS)- The district administration has taken elaborate programmes to observe the Victory Day on December 16.The day- long programmes were adopted in a joint meeting of the district administration, leaders of different political parties, heads of…
Ctg Correspondent Chittagong District Police arrested 184 people including 4 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), conducting special drives at different upazilas of the district on Tuesday night.
Chittagong Bureau The second death anniversary of the reputed journalist, former President of National Press club and Federal Union of Journalists, member of Bangladesh Press council Gias Kamal chowdhury was observed in the port city on Thursday evening at Chittagong…
A total of 6,150 students vie for 815 seats twelve departments of the Rajshahi University of Science and Technology. The first year honors admission test of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) under the 2015-16 academic sessions will begin…
Dhaka-Speakers at a human chain programme on Wednesday demanded to publish a white paper on illicit finance flow as well as government’s action strategies to recovery from different Tax Heavens countries like Malaysia, Switzerland Canada.
Dhaka-Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan police arrested two alleged drug dealers and recovered 40,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Jatrabari area on Tuesday night.
Dhaka- Muggers looted Tk 11 lakh shooting a young man at his leg in the city’s Badda on Wednesday.
Transport workers put up barricade on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway demanding release of their two fellows who were kidnapped allegedly by some Jubo League leaders and activists on Wednesday morning.Locals said a group of leaders and activists of the youth wing…
Unknown miscreants killed a local leader of Awami League (AL) by slitting his throat at Choitir More in Kaunia upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Rahmat Ali,50, former president of Tepa union unit of AL and a resident…
Six shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Uposhahar area of the city early Wednesday.Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop at Aljan Market around 12.30am…
A mobile court of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) in a drive conducted on both sides of Karnaphuli river today evicted and fined two illegal dockyards and fined 11 unauthorised and unfit boats on Tuesday.CPA Executive Magistrate Mohammad Abul Hashem along…
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day, commemorating the martyrdom of the pro-democracy activist 28 years ago on this day during the anti-Ershad movement in 1987, was observed on Tuesday. A political worker of the Awami League, Noor Hossain had joined AL’s party…
Foreigners may be attacked again in Bangladesh, the US state department said in a travel warning on Tuesday that urged Americans to be cautious and vigilant in that country.A Japanese citizen was shot dead in Bangladesh on 3 October and…
Tomato farming is going on successfully everywhere in the region including the vast Barind tract as the farmers are very enthusiastic and optimistic towards the farming due to its high market price, quality seeds and suitable climatic condition.Tomato cultivation has…
Health and Family Planning Service Week- 2015 at the joint initiative of Health and Family Planning Department is being celebrated in the district on Saturday with a call to ensure health and family planning services to the people.Marking the week,…
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws over a dowry-related dispute at Dakkhin Majupur in Laxmipur municipality area on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Sharmin Akter Rimi, wife of Delwar Hossain.
A mobile court sentenced seven boys to one month’s imprisonment each for teasing some schoolgirls in Sadar upazila on Monday.The convicted boys are Rakibul Hassan,17, son of Wazzel Hossain,Shohag,20, son of Osman Ali, Momin,17, son of Hujur Ali, Hridoy,17,son of…
A police assistant sub-inspector was killed in a road accident at airport roundabout in the capital at about 10:00pm on Monday.The deceased was ASI Shafiqul Islam, 29.He was on duty as a member of Special Branch airport zone.Airport police sub-inspector…
Moscow acknowledged Monday for the first time a terrorist attack could have caused last month’s Russian plane crash in Egypt, as thousands more tourists were evacuated from the country. Britain and the United States, as well as international investigators, suspect…
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday felicitated Noble Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for sweeping Myanmar’s general election by her National League for Democracy (NLD)
A young motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Kutrapara area on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway under Sarail upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Kamal Hossain Sarker, 25, a native of Govindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district.
Traffic movement on Dhaka-Mawa highway came to a halt following a road accident which left a Junior School Certificate examinee dead in Kuchiamora area of Sirajdikhan upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Rifat Ahmed, 12, son of Ripan…
Police arrested two young men along with seven sacks of ‘chocolate bombs’ from Srirampur area on Sylhet-Jakiganj road in the city on Sunday night.The arrestees were identified as Tajul Islam, 22, son of Ayub Ali, a resident of Balutikar village…
Four shops were gutted in a fire in Khayerhat Bazar area in Sadar upazila early Monday.Locals said the fire was originated from an electric short circuit at a shop in the area around 1am and it soon engulfed three more…
Two siblings were killed and four others injured as a micro bus collided head-on with a pickup at Ichladi on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Ujirpur upazila on Monday morning, reports UNB news agency.The deceased were Ismael Howlader, 45, and his brother…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hinted at temporary regulation of the internet in the coming days, in particular some communication apps like Viber, to allow police and detectives to trace the militants and their activities.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced a young man to life term imprisonment for raping a class one student at Ashulia of Dhaka in 2011.
A man was found dead in a filed at Parankhali in Bheramara upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mantu, 38, a matchmaker by profession and son of late Nabir Uddin of Kuchiamora village in the upazila.Quoting witnesses, police said,…
Chittagong District Police in overnight special drives arrested 90 people including 4 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), at different upazilas of the district Saturday night.The law enforcers also recovered 6200 pieces of…
A man sustained bullet injuries in an attack by miscreants at Ideal More in the city on Sunday morning. The victim was identified as Ruhul Amin, private secretary to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) director SM Barkatullah.