The Appellate division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the suspension order of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul issued by the Local Government Ministry, reports UNB. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order. On…

The victim of Rangunia rape case yesterday submitted an appeal letter to the senior judicial magistrate to withdraw the deposition which she gave under section 22. Rangunia Judicial Magistrate Qudrat-e-Elahi fixed to hear on the appeal today (Monday), concerned lawyers said. The victim said that as…

A team of DB (Detective Branch) police early yesterday arrested one person from city’s GEC circle area over the sensational murder of Chittagong Nursing College senior teacher Anjali Devi. The arrested was identified as Mohammad Raza, 48, former teacher of Patiya Al Jameya Al Islamia Madrassa…

Police recovered the hanging bodies of a newly married couple from a house at Anandanagar of Purba Badda area of the capital yesterday. The deceased were identified as Shahin Ahmed, 22, a furniture shop employee, and his wife Rubi Akter, 18. Talking to The Independent, Inspector M Abdul Jalil, officer-in-charge…

Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque yesterday afternoon said militant activity in the country would be dealt with iron hand. He said this while addressing a progrrame at Metropolitan Shooting Club at Dampara Police Line in the city. We should take great care so that militancy could…

Speakers at a discussion on Saturday evening said, “Rainwater harvesting system should be made mandatory for all government building including schools, colleges, local government institution and other feasible open areas to relieve the acute water shortage in the country, particularly in urban…

River Safety Week-2015 began yesterday in Barisal region with a call to ensure safety of river routes. Barisal Port authorities warned seven launches and filed case against one launch for taking overloaded passengers and goods. Marking the week, department of shipping in collaboration with all stakeholders…

KHULNA: Commissioner of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) Nibash Chandra Majhi said here yesterday the killers and masterminds of the journalist Humayun Kabir Balu murder case will be arrested very soon, reports BSS. He was speaking while receiving a memorandum at the KMP headquarters about the Balu…

Schoolgirl drowns in Sylhet SYLHET: A schoolgirl drowned in a pond at Sonapur village in Biswanath upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ayesha Begum, a class X student of Gobindaganj High School in Chhatak upazila and daughter of Shukur Ali, a resident of Sonapur village…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a seminar in Rajshahi said adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to the overall public health especially relating to water and sanitation in the region including the vast Varendra tract, reports BSS. To face the natural catastrophe, substantial and sustainable…

KHULNA: Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna region yesterday observed four hours road and railway line blockade in Khulna and Jessore industrial areas to press home their five-point demand, reports BSS. The barricade began at 10.00am and ended at 2.00pm in front of Khalishpur Natun Rasta…

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police in separate drives arrested two persons with 2,410 bottles of phensidyl from Rajsahi and Sylhet districts on Saturday and Sunday, report agencies. RAB in a drive arrested a man with 2367 bottles of phensidyl in Bhagail Bridge area on Chapainawabganj-Rajshahi highway…

Experts at an seminar on water in the city have expressed their concern over shrinking of surface water for drinking purpose and stressed on immediate measures to save the situation. Addressing the seminar on drinking water organized jointly by National Environmental Controls Limited Bangladesh, US-based…

‘Increase awareness to prevent road accidents’ Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Arefin Siddique stressed the need for enhancing awareness among transport workers, owners and general people to prevent road accidents. “Road accident has become a national problem. Transport owners…

Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mahajote (BMM), a platform of pro-AL freedom fighters, yesterday rejected the Finance Minister AMA Muhith’s proposal to give monthly honorarium Tk 10,000 to only freedom fighters who crossed age of 65. The leaders of the organisation said that the finance minister’s…