British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert W Gibson yesterday greeted 16 potential future leaders of Bangladesh and welcomed them to his residence in the city, reports UNB. The 16 are all recipients of the Chevening Scholarship Award to study in the UK this academic year. Congratulating them, the High…

CHITTAGONG: A court here yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of Chittagong north district unit BNP convener Aslam Chowdhury in a case filed over cheque fraud, reports UNB. Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Shahenur passed the order as the BNP leader was absent at the court during…

Tarikul Islam Poltu, president of the ward-25 unit of BNP in Rajshahi city and also a councilor of the ward, has joined Awami League (AL) along with 30 of his loyal people. Also an accused in a murder case, Tarikul has joined the ruling party reportedly for avoiding ‘harassment’ by law enforcers…

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong Special Divisional court in a verdict here yesterday awarded a customs official to eight years of imprisonment for earning wealth beyond his source of income, reports BSS. Judge Mir Ruhul Amin delivered the verdict convicting former superintendent of customs exercise and VAT commissioner,…

A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced two officials, including a former engineer of T&T, to 10-year rigorous imprisonment on charge of cheque forgery. Chittagong Divisional Special Judge Mir Ruhul Amin passed the order. The sentenced are: Kamrul Hasan, former divisional engineer of T&T and…

RAJSHAHI: Transparent and accountable public procurement has become an urgent need for the best uses of the public money together with proper implementation of the uplift programmes, reports BSS. To this end, wide-ranging promotion of Government Procurement (e-GP) has become an urgent need. The Government…

Students, employees and teachers of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College formed a human chain in the city yesterday demanding security of their lives from criminals, including drug addicts, ruling the campus. They formed the human chain in front of Gazipur deputy commissioner’s office, also…

Barisal Rab-8 arrested two suspected members of a tiger poaching gang from a house in Khulna Customs Gate area on Tuesday and seized a 7 feet-long tiger…

At least four people, including a bus helper, were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Narayanganj and Sylhet yesterday and Tuesday, report agencies.   In Narayanganj, three people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and ambulance in…

Veteran freedom fighter (FF) Barendra Kumar Tripura, father of Nabo Bikram Kishore Tripura, secretary of Ministry of CHT Affairs and Chairman of CHT Development Board, died of old-age complications at his Khagrachhari residence yesterday, reports BSS. He was 96. Barendra, who was an administrative officer…

Parliamentary standing committee on Public Administration Ministry recommended necessary measures to introduce performance based evaluation system instead of annual confidential report (ACR), reports BSS. The suggestion came from the 10th meeting of the parliamentary body held at Jatiya Sangsad (JS)…

Burn victim dies at DMCH A minor boy, who sustained burn injuries in a fire incident at Ekoria Tila Bari in South Keraniganj area of Dhaka district on Friday, died at the burn and plastic surgery nit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday morning. The deceased was Abdul Gani, 5, a resident…

About 50 bakeries having no formal approval from Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) or licence have been manufacturing food items and selling those throughout the city and Sylhet district for years. They are also making substandard and adulterated food products. These bakeries are posing…

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday underscored the need for ensuring a congenial atmosphere along with independent classrooms for subject-wise learning of schoolchildren, reports UNB. He made the remarks while speaking at a function marking the laying of foundation stone…

An experience sharing and advocacy workshop titled “Building resilience 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 the conference room of Deputy Commissioner’s…

Teachers, students and staff of Begum Rokeya University formed a human chain on the campus yesterday demanding arrest of criminals who assaulted a teacher…

RANGPUR: Speakers at a human chain programme here have asked all for launching vigorous social movement to bring an end to all sorts of repression and violence against women, reports BSS. District unit of 'Karmojibi Nari (KN)' organised the programme on Press Club premises on Tuesday with the…

IU online admission process begins Sept 13 KUShTIA: The online admission process for the first year honours courses of Islamic University (IU) for the 2015-16 academic sessions will begin on September 13 and will continue till October 15, an IU press release confirmed. The detailed information about…