Unidentified miscreants shot dead a businessman entering his shop at Mirpur area in the capital yearly yesterday.  The victim was identified as Shahidul Islam Rusel, 40, owner of Medicare Pharmacy in Mirpur-11. He was son of one Abdul Mannan, a resident of Mirpur- 11. Talking to The Independent,…

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday pledged to repair the dilapidated roads within the next eight months. He was speaking at a reception ceremony organised by Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) at National Press Club yesterday afternoon. “There are ditches and pools in…

Police recovered the skeleton of an abducted teenage boy after three months of his killing from an abandoned toilet at Darus Salam in the capital yesterday. The victim was identified as Abul Bashar, son of Lokman Hossain, hailing from Patuakhali district Sub Inspector Jalal Uddin of Darus Salam police…

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered the body of a minor boy, who had been abducted on Tuesday, from at Nawabganj in the capital yesterday. The victim was identified as Rifat Hossain, 6, son of Abdur Rafiq, a resident of Hossain Uddin Khan Lane at Lalbagh in the capital. Talking to The Independent,…

The South district and city chapter councils scheduled for June 13 and 14 respectively have been postponed as JP Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad suddenly fell ill.  Contacted, Mahjabin Morshed, MP conformed The Independent postponing the councils.  “Our party Chairman HM Ershad was…

Two crushed under train NARAYANGANJ: Two garment workers were killed and four others injured as a train rammed into them at a level crossing at Fatullah in Sadar upazila yesterday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Witnesses said the workers of different garment factories,…

KHULNA: Police yesterday said that Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and general secretary of city unit of BNP Moniruzzaman Moni has been charge sheeted along with 42 people for attacking duty police on November 23, 2013, reports BSS. They said the charge sheeted persons also included former lawmaker…

BIWTA authorities cancelled the route permit of MV Kalam Khan launch on the Barisal- Dhaka river route on Wednesday night at 8pm before 30 minutes of its departure for plying without balance with its abnormal structure. A notice in this regard was served to the Barisal Port Authority. The authorities…

A court in Barisal on Wednesday noon sent three young men to jail for injuring a nurse     during vandalism at She-E- Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) on Tuesday over a patient’s death due to alleged negligence in treatment. The jailed three young men were Imran of Dapdapia…

A day-long workshop titled “Building resilient of vulnerable communities and institutions to protect livelihoods and reduce risk from disasters and climate change in the south-west coastal areas of Bangladesh” was held at a hotel in the city yesterday. Two Khulna based non-government organisations…

RAJSHAHI: More than 1,498 poor and distressed litigants get legal aid here as the district legal aid committee had taken initiative of disposing of their litigation free of cost, reports BSS. At present, the committee has been dealing with more than 2,992 other cases facilitating the poor and helpless…

SYLHET: Police arrested 12 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from Uposahar area of the city on Wednesday, reports UNB. Police said a rival group of JCD attacked another group while they were holding a meeting to form ward committee in no-2 house of D block of the area.…

The 12th Non-Government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) preliminary examination for school and college level will be held across the country on today. The one-hour long school level preliminary test will be held at 10:00am on June 12 while the college level examination…