Three leaders of the recent quota reform protests were allegedly picked up by Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday and freed after two hours without being asked anything. The three were, Nurul Haque Nur, a masters’ student of the English department, Rashed Khan of the MBA department and Faruk…

The cargo vessel that capsized on Saturday night in the Pashur river in Mongla upazila near the Sundarbans is yet to be salvaged. The owner of that sunken vessel, MV-Bilash, visited the spot for survey purposes, Commander Wali Ullah, harbour master of Mongla Port, told The Independent yesterday. The…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday joined the concluding ceremony of a Saudi-led joint grand military exercise, 'Gulf Shield-1', at the Eastern…

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked private universities not to admit students having the General Education Development (GED) certificate, which is said to be equivalent to the Higher School Certificate (HSC) or A-Level. UGC sources said such an embargo has been imposed because GED students…