Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) got 1,294 more new members. Prime Minster’s Office (PMO) approved the new workforces on Tuesday and sent the file in this regard to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Home Ministry sent a fax to CMP after issuing notification in this regard on Wednesday. The…

A study, conducted by icddr,b, found that Dhaka city has 105.5 health facilities per 100,000 population while approximately 4.4 hospital bed per 1000 population, reports UNB. However, cantonment areas are not included in the Dhaka city, now divided into two parts - Dhaka North and Dhaka South - under…

A woman who suffered burn injures in an explosion resulting from leak of a gas burner in the city's Ashkona area on Sunday morning died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Rehana Akhter, 40, wife of Saudi Arabia expatriate Abul…

Members of Coast Guard (east zone) seized 35,000 contraband yaba tablets from a fishing trawler in outer anchorage of Bay of Bengal early yesterday (Thursday). However, no one was arrested in this connection.  “Acting on tip-off at around 1am a team of coast guard seized the yaba, during…

The written test for admission into first year honours courses under 'Ga' unit of Dhaka University for the session 2015-16 will be held today, reports UNB. The examination will be held at 56 centres across the capital, including on the DU campus, from 10am, said a press release yesterday. This…

Dhaka University (DU) yesterday paid tributes to the memories of students and guests who were killed in a tragic incident at Jagannath Hall on the night of October 15 in 1985, reports UNB. On that day in 1985, a total of 39 people, including 26 students and 13 guests, died in a tragic collapse of the…

Shops and shopping centres and different markets of Khulna city witnessed a mad rush of shoppers yesterday while the five-day celebration of Durga Puja,…

The UK government has invited applicants from Bangladeshi individuals for the Chevening-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) fellowship, reports UNB. Applications for this award are currently open and will close on November 3, 2015.  Applications must be submitted through the online application…

Police on Wednesday arrested the accused who managed to escape from police custody on Tuesday. The arrestee was identified as Mir Hossain alias Sujan, resident of Moddom Sona Pahar of Mirsarai upazila, who was arrested on charge of robbery. While returning from Chittagong court Sujan managed to flee.…

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) fined owners of 22 pharmacies Tk 12 lakh at Aziz Cooperative Market in the capital on Wednesday for keeping date-expired, unapproved and contraband medicines, reports BSS. Led by RAB Headquarters Executive Magistrate M Sarwar Alam, the mobile court also…

A court here yesterday sentenced a man to life term rigorous imprisonment for killing a college girl of Bandar police station in 2013. Additional district and session judge court no-1, Miazi Shahidul Alam Choudhury, judge of the court handed down the verdict. The accused was in fugitive, court sources…

Three held with heroin Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained three alleged drug traders with heroin in Kasiadanga area under Rajpara police station in Rajshahi on Wednesday night, RAB sources here said yesterday. The arrestees were Shuklal, 26, Sentu, 50, and Hossain Ali, 20. On a tip-off, a team of…