Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there was no hesitation on Bangladesh part to send its troops to conflict-ridden and dangerous regions of the world under the sponsorship of the Security Council Mandate, reports UNB. The Prime Minister also said all necessary steps will be taken to upgrade…

In a country with an internet penetration of just 6.7%, the idea of a rural farmer using a computer to decide the best possible fertiliser combination for his crops seems absurd. However, it is a reality indeed. Iqbal Hossain, a farmer from Dhanua village in Narshingdi’s Shibpur upazila has been…

A new note of  Tk 2 denomination will be issued across the country today, reports UNB. The new note, having the signature of senior finance secretary Mahbub Ahmed, will be released from the Motijheel office of Bangladesh Bank, said a press release yesterday. Later, the note will be issued by other…

In compliance with an earlier High Court (HC) order asking petitioners in a gang-rape incident in the capital to come up with tentative names who could review existing laws on sexual violence, rights bodies yesterday submitted a list comprising names of 10 members, including Justice Awlad Ali, who will…

Three people, including a minor boy, were killed after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at Nanaki Madyapara under Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj yesterday noon. The deceased were identified as Sabbir, 8, son of Alamgir Hossain, his maternal uncle Osman Gani, 40, and Shahjalal, 32-- all residents…

The Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday published a circular of the 36th BCS examinations seeking applications against 2,180 posts, reports UNB.    The circular was published on the PSC official website. The process to fill up forms online and submit fees online will begin from 10am…

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Helal Uddin, former officer-in-charge (OC) of Khilgaon Police Station, to jail in a case filed against him for torturing former Dhaka University student Abdul Kadar, now a lecturer at a government college. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Alamgir Kabir Raj…

US police have killed people at a rate of more than two a day this year, The Washington Post reported yesterday, using its own tally for lack of complete federal statistics, reports AFP. The federal government must rely on partial data because the country's 17,000 or so state and local police agencies…

The third and last ODI match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe ended in a no result as rain and heavy dust storm disrupted the play at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore last night, report agencies. Initially the play was halted for 50 minutes before Zimbabwe were set a revised target of 281 in 46 overs but rain…