SYLHET: A civic condolence meeting on Sylhet district Awami League President Abdus Jahir Chowdhury Sufian was held at Kabi Nazrul Islam auditorium at Bikaribazar here yesterday, reports BSS. Addressing the meeting as the chief guest, State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan said Sufian was…

Unidentified miscreants killed a man after bringing him on the rooftop of a house at Kadamtali in the capital yesterday evening. The victim was identified as Md Shohel, 25, son of Md Jahangir, hailing from Matlab Upzaila in Chandpur district. He was running  a grocery shop in the area.  According…

Non-cadre first and second class government officers yesterday demanded reinstatement of selection grade and time scale in the national pay scale for eliminating discrepancies between cadre the non -cadre officers, reports UNB. Bangladesh Swammilito Shorkari Kormokorta Parishad (BASSKOP) came up with…

Chittagong district police yesterday suspended an assistant sub-inspector and a constable on charge of neglecting duty letting a mugging accused flee custody while under treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital on Friday. The two policemen were Foyezur Rahman, assistant sub-inspector, and Faisal…

Khulna:  A man and his daughter were found dead inside a septic tank at Labanchora in the city on Friday night, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Elias, 75, and his daughter Parveen Akter, 25, a resident of the area. Quoting locals, police said Parveen, daughter of Elias, had come here…

A large number of examinees, who attended medical college admission test on Friday at the Barisal Sher-e- Bangla, staged demonstration and formed a human…

KHULNA: Khulna metropolitan and district police authorities have taken up tight security measures for peaceful celebration of Eid-ul-Azha on September 25, reports BSS. The measures were taken at a meeting at Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) headquarters on Thursday with the city police chief Nibash…

Tailoring shops across the Khulna city and district this year are not witnessing the usual rush of customers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, thanks to the escalating cost of living, with orders falling by around 25 percent from the last year. Many tailors claim they are receiving fewer orders every year and this…

The annual science fair of Baridhara Scholars Institution (BSI) was held at its school complex in the city yesterday, reports BSS. Dhaka Cantonment Commandant Central Ordnance Depot (COD) and BSI governing body chairman Brigadier General M Ayub Ansary inaugurated the fair as the chief guest while other…

Six ‘criminals’ arrested Detectives in separate drives arrested six alleged criminals, including three stamp forgers and an illegal arms trader, from different parts of the capital on Friday night. A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested three people, including an alleged…

CHITTAGONG: Cattle markets in the port city and 14 upazilas of the district gradually appeared vibrant a week ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha but buyers found the sacrificial animals’ price to be a little exorbitant compared to past several years, reports BSS. Chittagong City Corporation allowed installation…

A two -day long training session was held at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) aimed at disseminating information about early intervention…

RAJSHAHI: Responsive support from the community, especially local administration, public representatives, teachers, parents and influential leaders, has become must to ensure adolescent-friendly reproductive health services for reducing child marriage and child pregnancy substantially and sustainably,…

A mobile court yesterday fined six pharmacies Tk 1.5 lakh for selling unauthorised food supplements and cattle fattening and sex stimulating tablets. Mohammad Ruhul Amin, assistant commissioner and executive magistrate, conducted the mobile court at Haque Market in Bahhderhat area in the city. Messers…

A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-10) mobile court seized medicines worth around Tk 20 lakh from Babu Bazar drug market in the capital and fined each shop Tk 1 to 3 lakh to 7 shops on charges of selling the unapproved and contrband. A Rab-10 team along with executive magistrate Md Sarwoer Ahmed conducted…

A mobile court yesterday sealed off two cosmetic factories on charge of producing adulterated items in Chawkbazar area of the capital. Executive Magistrate, Md Sarwar Alam led the drive at around 11am at 25 Hekim Habibur Rahman Lane and Chhoto Katra in the capital.  The court sentenced Md Towfiq…

RU Eid vacation begins today RAJSHAHI: Classes and examinations of Rajshahi University (RU) will remain suspended from September 20 to 30 on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha, a RU press release said here yesterday. But, the RU offices will remain closed from September 22 to 29. All the student dormitories…