A Sylhet court on Wednesday recorded testimonies of three witnesses in former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case. The court fixed October 28 and 29 for further recording of testimonies. Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal judge Mokbul Ahsan recorded the testimonies of three witnesses in the morning,…

After a long wait, 150 street children enrolled in Shishu Kalyan Primary School of Chittagong have seen their desire of getting a school dress, like other…

SYLHET: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the associate student body of the ruling Awami League, yesterday expelled three of its leaders of Sylhet district unit over a clash between two factions of BCL on the Sylhet Engineering College campus on Sunday night. The expelled BCL leaders are Sylhet district…

A young man was hacked to death in broad day light in Nischintapur area of Fatulla police station yesterday. The deceased was identified as Billal Hossain, 30, son of late Mohammad Ali, worked at a wielding factory, a resident of Delpara village of Sadar upazila. Elder brother of deceased Dulal Hossain…

Jatiyatabadi Secchasebak Dal, the volunteers’ front of the BNP, will stage demonstration at city and district levels across the country on October 25 protesting ‘false propaganda’ against its President Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel. General Secretary Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu and Organising…

 Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has announced an anti-corruption photo contest, marking the International Anti-Corruption Day 2015, reports UNB. Interested participants are asked to submit their entries to the TIB head office before November 5, focusing on corruption and its impacts,…

At least six persons were killed in separate three road accidents in Shimrail and Sanarpar area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Tuesday night and early yesterday under Shiddhirganj police station of Sadar upazila in Naraynganj. The deceased were identified as Mintu, 40, son of Panna Mia, Delowar, 30,…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a post-rally discussion here yesterday observed that creating adequate public awareness could be the effective means of preventing breast cancer as its curse is increasing day by day, reports BSS. They opined that many women patients are suffering from breast cancers and they need…

Workers of the state-owned Aleem Jute Mills Limited yesterday barricaded the Khulna-Jessore highway in front of the mill gate in Atra industrial area under Khanjahan thana of the city for an hour from 10am protesting the government move to privatise the mill, a workplace of around 2,000 workers. As…

RANGPUR: The present government has achieved tremendous success in ensuring hygienic sanitisation facilities improving life standard of the rural population to reduce water borne diseases and related deaths, reports BSS. Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Dilwar Bakht said this while addressing a post-rally…

SYLHET: A court here yesterday sent nine local leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami to jail rejecting their bail prayers in a case filed for subversive activities, reports UNB. They were identified as Minhaj Uddin Chowdhury, Shoaibur Rahman, Shamim, Alam, Shahnur, Shahjul, Mamun, Ramjan…

The day-long seventh annual reception ceremony was held for the honour of‘ Pals and Kumars’ (sculptors and artisans of pottery and idols)…

KHULNA: The Forest department has prepared a list of 475 suspected tiger and deer poachers in the Sundarbans as it planned to launch massive anti-poaching…

KHULNA: Speakers at a day-long workshop yesterday have called for taking effective and urgent steps to protect water resources and ensure safe water for containing the spread of waterborne diseases, reports BSS. They laid stress on proper management of the existing water resources especially in the…

CHITTAGONG: The Hindu community yesterday observed Maha Ashtami through performing the day's main attraction Kumari Puja in the port city as elsewhere…

5 factories fined Tk 27 lakh The Department of Environment (DoE) has fined five washing factories in the capital’s Rupnagar area a total of Tk 27 lakh on charge of polluting rivers and water bodies. As part of its anti-pollution drive, the DoE summoned the authorities of the five factories to…

Orientation programme held at DIIT The orientation programme for the newly admitted students of Daffodil Institute of IT (DIIT) was held at DIU auditorium in the capital yesterday, says a press release. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq was the chief guest. Advocate Mohammad Azmat Ullah…