The lawyers of Chittagong yesterday (Friday) urged Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to set up a circuit bench of High Court in the port city. The lawyers came up with the demand at a press conference at Chittagong Press Club in the city. Advocate Shankar Prasad Dey, secretary of High Court Circuit…

Three alleged muggers were arrested along with a microbus while fleeing after snatching some money from a customer of Sonali Bank in the city on Thursday noon. The detainees were identified as Emdadul Huq, 50, a resident of Bangshal in Dhaka, Iqbal Hossain, 52, of Armanitola, and Nurul Islam, a microbus…

CHITTAGONG: A young man was allegedly hacked to death by his rival group over previous enmity in south Pouichari area under Banskhali upazila of the district, reports BSS. The deceased was Mohammad Titu, 28, son of Molovi Jafar hailed from Toitung area of south Pouichari under Banskhali upazila of the…

The reunion of Dhaka University (DU) Bangla Alumni will be held at Teacher-Student Centre on the campus today, reports BSS. Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique will inaugurate the reunion as the chief guest. Students of Bangla Department from 1955 to 59 Professor Sanjida Khatun, Professor Rafiqul Islam,…

JU, KU reopen after Eid vacation SAVAR: All the academic and administrative activities of  Jahangirnagar University (JU) will resume today, after a 13-day long Eid vacation. The university went into a 13-day academic vacation from September 19 to October 1 while administrative offices remained…

Seven elderly women are living in deplorable condition for the past 13 years at the Santi Nibas in Barisal after being rejected by immediate family members,…

The Idol makers (Paul) are now passing busy time, making idols of goddess Durga and others who will be worshipped by the devotees in the city as elsewhere in the country as Duga puja nears.  With barely a month left for the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, the Pauls are working…

A mobile court fined the owners of eight pharmacies Tk 45,500 for selling doctor's sample and unapproved foreign medicines in shops. Md Ruhul Amin, executive magistrate and deputy revenue collector of Chittagong district administration, led the mobile court in different areas of the city yesterday.…

A mobile court here on Thursday afternoon sentenced a young man to two-year imprisonment for harassing a schoolgirl. The mobile court, led by Abdullah Al Masud, Muladi Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), handed down the punishment to Sumon Sardar, 20, hailing from Char Kalekha of Muladi upazila of Barisal.…