SYLHET: The time for submission of the probe committee report on Rajon killing case has been extended by five days to July 23, reports UNB. Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) formed the three-member probe committee to investigate the allegations of negligence of duty of police during the killing incident,…

Waves of people were seen at different river terminals, like Kewrakandi-Shimulia and Daulatia-Paturia, yesterday as holidaymakers after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr were returning to the capital. Pressure of people intensified with the passing of time as thousands of passengers were jostling one another…

KHULNA: Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) have completed all preparations to set up Internet Protocol Camera (IPC) at 72 important points in the city by December 2015, reports BSS. KMP also have taken steps to distribute 'Modern Secret Video Devices' and 'Special Detective Sunglass' among…

Newly appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to Lebanon Abdul Motaleb Sarkar made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban yesterday, reports UNB. During the meeting, the President asked the new envoy to take initiatives for strengthening Bangla-desh’s trade ties with Lebanon and also…

Chittagong district administration yesterday distributed financial aid among the families of landslide victims in Amin colony and Lalkhan Bazar areas of the city. Mesbah Uddin, deputy commissioner of Chittagong District Administration, handed over cheques for Tk one lakh to the victims’ family…

Visitors are still streaming into the  recreational spots of the city in large numbers as the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday hangover continues even after four days of the festival. People irrespective of ages were seen crowding the amusement spots, especially the bank of the river Padma, amid joy and enthusiasm…

Several hundred people of Sreepur Pourasabha formed a human chain followed by a rally demanding that they be re-included in the union parishad as they were deprived of the municipality facilities. People of Uzilab village under  Sreepur municipality  in Gazipur formed the human chain on Rajbari…

RAJSHAHI: An auto-rickshaw driver allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his resident in Mohisbathan area under Rajpara Police Station in the city on Tuesday night, police and hospital sources said, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Nur Islam alias Kalu, 35. Being informed, police…

RAJSHAHI: A farmer was killed by thunderbolt at Diar Manikchar village under Godagari upazila of the district on Monday night, locals and hospital sources said, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, 32.   Golam Mostofa, chairman of Char Asariadaha Union Parishad, said he received…

Shortage of Dhaka-bound passengers at Barisal port after Eid has left launch owners a frustrated lot. The special Eid services comprising 11 triple-deck launches and a state-owned steamer have been carrying less than their capacity for the past three nights, sources said yesterday. The BIWTA-managed…

RANGPUR: Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu yesterday called for building a traffic-jam free Rangpur city through ensuring order in the road transportation sector, reports BSS. He said this while launching of the digital license distribution programme for the battery-run…

Three persons, including a college student, were killed and 15 others injured in separate accidents in Gazipur yesterday. The deceased were identified as Zakir Hossain, 18, son of Abul Hossain of Brahmanbaria district, and a student of Notre Dame College, and Ahsan Ullah Sarker, 55, a former union parishad…

In separate incidents, two women reportedly committed suicide in the capital’s Pallabi and Kalabagan areas on Tuesday night, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Saraban Tahura alias Tuhin, 26, wife of Abdul Momen of Kalabagan area, and Mukta Banu, 25, wife of Shafiqul Islam of Pallabi…

Daffodil Foundation organised a get together, reception and scholarship distribution programme at Babur Hat High School and College in Chandpur on Sunday, says a press release. Md Sabur Khan, chairman, Daffodil Group, was the chief guest while Shahna Khan, chairman, Daffodil Computers Ltd & Principal,…