Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday arrested an alleged member of an international human trafficker gang from Uttara in the capital. The arrested was identified as Jasim Uddin. Talking to The Independent, Deputy Police Commissioner (Media) of DMP Jahangir Alam said getting…

Police arrested a young man from Bhatara area in the capital yesterday for allegedly raping his sister-in-law. The arrested was identified as Nazrul Islam, a resident of Sayeednagar in  Bhatara area. Sub-inspector Babul Hossain of Bhatara Police Station said the accused raped her teenage sister-in-…

NARAYANGANJ: A housewife was burned to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws at Dewbhog Bhuiyerbag in the town yesterday, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Ankhi Akhter, 35, wife of Qaiyum, a resident of the area. Robin Kazi, brother of Ankhi said Qaiyum, son of late Abdul Karim had married…

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday arrested five alleged drug peddlers along with huge amount of foreign alcohol and other drugs from Banani and Hajaribagh area in the capital. Talking to The Independent, Lt Col SM Masud Rana, director of RAB-2 said getting secret information, a team of RAB-2 raided…

RAJSHAHI: People should refrain from eating tainted summer fruits especially mango which could be identified through their dry stems, experts suggested, reports BSS. They feared toxicity in fruits caused deaths to many children in the region. “Whenever you see the stalk (stem) of mango or other…

Khulna district administration will take steps to control the price situation of essential commodities to be sold in the holy month of Ramzan in the city and district.  It will start functioning very soon, said Md Mostafa Kamal, convener of the task force committee, also Deputy Commissioner (DC)…

KHULNA: A five-day training workshop  on survey on  violence against women-2015' began in the city yesterday at the conference room of Khulna Circuit house, reports BSS. Khulna deputy commissioner Mostofa Kamal inaugurated the workshop while deputy director of Khulna Divisional Statistics…

JU gives PhD to 19 researchers, MPhil to 4 Nineteen researchers obtained PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) and four others MPhil (Masters of Philosophy) degrees from Jagangirnagar University (JU). The decision was taken at a meeting of the university syndicate on May 24 with JU Vice Chancellor Farzana Islam…

The permanent and casual workers of the state-owned jute mills in Khulna-Jessore industrial belt and other areas of the country under the banner of Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) and Non-CBA Oikya Parishad jointly observed a hunger strike on Wednesday from 10:00 am till 5:00 pm at Shaheed Hadis Park…

The Civil Aviaion Authorities, Bangladesh (CAAB) arranged an emergency exercise for officials concerned at Shah Amanat International Airport yesterday to enhance their skills to deal with emergency situation like bomb threat, fire and air crash. Representatives from CAAB, Bangladesh Fire Service and…

CHITTAGONG: A construction worker was killed and three others, including two schoolboys, were injured when the boundary wall of a colony collapsed on them near Afgan Mosque in Dewan Bazar area of the city yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Farid. Witnesses said the…