The Prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 yesterday continued placing arguments in the crimes against humanity case against Forkan Mallik, alleged Razakar Commander from Mirzaganj of Patuakhali, reports BSS. Prosecutor Mokhlesur Rahman Badal continued his arguments for the state and…

A three-member probe committee was formed to investigate the reason behind the death of a security guard in police custody on Saturday. The committee was formed headed by Mizanur Rahman, additional deputy commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP). The two members of the probe committee are…

In response to Bangladesh’s request, the Japanese government has decided to increase the number of JDS (Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship) fellows from 15 to 25, reports UNB. In May 2014, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Japan…

A six years old child rescued from city’s EPZ area soon after his 14 hours of abduction on Saturday. The child named Faisal abducted from city’s Bakalia area on Saturday 7:30 am and rescued at around 10pm from city’s EPZ area. Police also caught the abductor. The arrestee was identified…

CHITTAGONG: The newly-elected Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) AJM Nasir Uddin yesterday said waterlogging is not the main problem of the port city, but it would be resolved through proper long and short term planning, reports BSS. "I seek all kinds of cooperation from people of all walks…

This year, both the pass percentage and the number of GPA achievers witnessed a drop in the results of the Secondary School Certificate examinations under Chittagong Board.  A total of 82.77 percent students have passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations under Chittagong…

Two killed in road accident BARISAL: Two students were killed in a road accident in Rahamatpur area on Barisal-Dhaka highway under Airport police station of Barisal metropolitan yesterday morning. The victims were identified as Sazzal Hosen, 16 and Al-Amin, 16. Both the victims passed the SSC examinations…

Water crisis in Khulna city has turned for worse with the summer heat continuing to intensify for the last few days. Khulna Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (KWASA) supplies only 11crore 10 lakh litres of water per day against a demand for 24 crore for 15 lakh people, who lived in 31 wards under…

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers -2015 was observed in the city yesterday. Armed Forces, Rangpur area organised the programme. A procession, led by Brigadier General AKM Shamsuddin, station commander of Rangpur Cantonment, was brought out in city yesterday. The officials and members…

CHITTAGONG: Police in special drives arrested 283 listed accused, including 11 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different upazilas of the district on Saturday night, reports BSS. The law enforcers also seized two Light Guns, five rounds cartridge, 421 litres…

 Special public lecture held at DU The faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Dhaka yesterday organised a public lecture on 'Education for Sustainable Development' at the Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium, reports BSS. The child rights activist and Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi…

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has approved an earning- expenditure balanced budget worth about Taka 333.76 crore for 2015-16 fiscal, reports BSS. The proposed budget was approved in special general meeting at the city bhaban conference hall with ward councilor Abdul Hamid Sarkar Tekon in…

KHULNA: Speakers at a day long workshop here on Saturday stressed the need for ensuring good and sound health of the mothers and children to build a healthy nation, reports BSS. They observed that in order to keep their bodies physically fit and well, all of the mothers and the children of the country…

Police recovered the bodies of a man and a woman in Sylhet and Rajshahi districts on Saturday, reports UNB. In Rajshahi, police recovered the body of a man from the river Shib in Tanore upazila. The identity of deceased could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge of Tanore police station Sajjad…

RANGPUR: Leaders of 'Durniti Birodhi Andolan' here yesterday demanded assurance of formalin-free foods for saving the future generations from the wrath of deadly diseases, reports BSS. They demanded stopping sale of fruits, vegetables and other foods mixed with formalin, carbide and other chemicals…