President Abdul Hamid on Thursday asked the country’s universities — both the public and private ones — to play a supportive role like social welfare organisations apart from providing quality education keeping the country’s interest above everything. “Education must not…
Dhaka – Rajuk chairman Nurul Huda on Thursday denied allegations of corruption in allotment of Rajuk-managed land. His denial came during nearly three hours of questioning by Anti Corruption Commission deputy director Jatan Kumar Roy at ACC office, sources at…
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has published the schedule for the written tests of the compulsory subjects of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations. As in last year, this year, too, the PSC has decided to hold two tests…
Speakers at a meeting in Rangpur have underscored the need for taking stringent actions for preventing corruption through launching social movement involving common people to build a corruption-free Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday submitted its annual report-2013 to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban. The report was handed over to the President when a 14-member delegation of PSC, led by its chairman Ekram Ahmed, called on him…
Speakers at a project introductory discussion have underscored the need for bringing all the grassroots poor, distressed and other needy litigants under legal aid so that they can get fair justice.
Two minor boys were killed as a truck rammed a rickshaw they were riding in Bhaluka upazila on Wednesday morning.
At least 111 houses of 31 families were gutted by a devastating fire which broke out at Hazipara village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
A man allegedly committed suicide by taking poison over a family feud at Bhekutia village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
A construction labourer died from electrocution at Thanthania Hindupara in the city on Tuesday.
A third policeman has been suspended over Sunday’s ambush by masked gunmen on a prison van before they freed three convicted Jam’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants. Gazipur SP Md Abdul Baten said Habilder Major Ayub Ali of Gazipur Police Lines…
Speakers at an annual press briefing in Rajshahi today said more local governance related media reporting is very important for making the local government institutions strengthened and vibrant.
Four people, including a union parishad chairman, were bullet injured in a gun and bomb attack by some miscreants at Bahadurpur in Benapole town last night. The injured were identified as Lakhkhanpur Union Parishad chairman and union unit Awami League…
At least 21 people suffered burns when the cylinder of a CNG-run bus exploded in the BRAC area on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in Palashbari upazila on Monday night.
The panel backed by pro-Awami League and -left-leaning parties swept the Rajshahi University Teachers’ Association (Ruta) polls held on Monday. The Yellow Panel of the progressive teachers bagged all the posts of Ruta 15-member executive committee. Teacher of Geology and…
Jagannath University Teachers’ Association (JnUTA) has announced to continue their agitation programme on the university campus until the recovery of its Tibet Hall occupied by an Awami League leader. JnUTA President Sarkar Akkas Ali and university Proctor Ashok Kumar Saha…
Activists of Dhaka University’s Shahidullah Hall unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) locked a restaurant for two hours in the city’s Chankherpool area for delay in serving a BCL man. Witnesses said BCL activist Shahriar went to ‘Aftab Hotel and…
A schoolboy was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in Sidhipasa-Bilkul area under Abhaynagar Upazila of the district on Sunday evening.
A fruit trader was killed as a truck crashed into him at Tufan Company intersection in the district town on Monday morning.
A devastating fire burnt down 16 shops and injured 20 people at Hajiganj Bazar in Hajiganj upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Two motorcyclists were killed when their vehicle collided head-on with a human hauler on the Gouripur-Homna Road in Ziarkandi area of Titas upazila on Sunday evening. The deceased were identified as Mission Sarkar, 24, son of late Manu Sarker, and…
Dhaka – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) faces no interference from the government as it probes into graft allegations against some ruling party politicians, said ACC commissioner M Shahabuddin on Sunday. “If the government puts pressure on the anti-graft body,…
Jagannath University Teachers Association (JnUTA) has issued 24-hour ultimatum to withdraw DC Lalbagh Harun-ur-Rashid and Kotwali OC Mohammad Moniruzzaman, following a clash between students and police over occupying a students’ hall that injured 50 people. The association president Akkas Ali…
At least 15 students of a school were injured as a picnic bus plunged into a ditch at Kashempur in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on Saturday.
Two people were killed and 25 others injured as a bus plunged into a ditch at Barsha in Birganj upazila on Sunday morning.
Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from the Buriganga river in Dhaka on Saturday. Keraniganj model thana officer-in-charge Md Shahjaman said local people found the floating body of the woman, aged about 35, near Potkajor Gudaraghat area around…
At least 15 students of a school were injured as a picnic bus plunged into a ditch at Kashempur in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on Saturday. Witnesses said the bus carrying 37 students of Bagharpara Pilot High School of…
One Ashraf alias Ranga has been killed in an ‘encounter’ with police at Satkhira’s Shyamnagar Upazila. Police says, he was the leader of local bandit group ‘Ashraf Bahini’ Three policemen were injured during pre-dawn shootout on Sunday at Pakhimara, on…
State minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said stern action will be taken against those who are involved in vandalising Shaheed Minars in various places across the country before and after the Language Martyrs Day.
A total of 1,01,000 people will perform hajj from Bangladesh this year. Of them, 10,000 pilgrims will perform hajj under government management while the rest under private management, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) president Md Ibrahim Bahar informed this…