A twelve years old girl was raped allegedly by her neighbour at Pahartali area on Wednesday night. One youth has been arrested in this conncetion. The victim was admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and she is now out of danger, said Md Zahirul Islam, sub-inspector of CMCH police outpost.…

GAZIPUR: A readymade garment worker was stabbed to death allegedly by one of his fellows in Ershad Nagar area near Pacific Garments Factory of the city’s Tongi yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was Habibur Rahman,25, a resident of the area. Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Tongi Police Station,…

A Dhaka court yesterday placed former BNP MP Syeda Ashifa Ashrafi Papiya on a 3-day remand in three violence cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel police stations, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan put her on one-day remand in each case after hearing on the remand petitions.…

A group of pro-Awami League teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has announced to continue their protest demanding removal of Vice Chancellor Aminul Haque Bhuyan for his alleged involvement in corruption and nepotism. The teachers made the announcement at a press conference…

A two-day long fair on information and knowledge on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation concluded at Barisal Model School and College in the city yesterday. A colorful procession was brought out on the city streets on this occasion. Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief arranged…

RANGPUR: Speakers at a views-sharing meeting yesterday said the mass media could play the most vital role in mobilising the common people for launching a vigorous movement in preventing corruption from the society, reports BSS. The mass media could play very important role in unveiling corruption, framing…

RAJSHAHI: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained an alleged drug-trader and seized eight kilograms of hemp from Haldibona area of the district on Wednesday night, RAB sources here said yesterday, reports BSS. On a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a sudden raid in the area and arrested Sohel…

RANGPUR: A young man was hacked to death by miscreants in Taluk Tampat area of the city on Wednesday night, reports BSS. The deceased was Rajibul Hasan Rajib,20. Quoting locals, police said a gang of miscreants, numbering six, picked up Rajib on a motorbike from New Jummapara Pakarmatha area near his…

Locals of Nasirabad in the city on Wednesday formed a human chain on the bank of the Ekuti Canal demanding measures to save the Ekuti Canal from grabbers. In the human chain they urged the newly elected mayor AJM Nasir Uddin to take steps immediately to save the canal from the grabbers. They said some…