A flag-off ceremony and press conference was held on Friday for the first Bangladeshi expedition to Mt Ama Dablam and the second attempt to climb Mt Kyazo Ri in Nepal.  The leader of the expedition, M A Mohit, and six other members, Nur Mohammad, Kazi Bahlul Maznu, Shamim Talukder, Ikramul Hasan…

The admission tests for the first year honours courses of Jahangirnagar University (JU) under 2015-16 academic session was held yesterday. The admission test for ‘A’ unit was held on the first day. Admission test under D unit will be held today (Monday) and tests under H and B units on October…

The argument in the Rajon murder case will continue in a Sylhet court today after most of the arguments of plaintiffs were completed yesterday in the presence of 11 accused. Judge Akbor Hossain Mridha of Sylhet Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court fixed the date for next argument after the hearing…

An eleven-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with a scarf from ceiling at East Rasulpur in Kamrangirchar area of the capital yesterday. The deceased was Md Sabbir, 11, son of Jahangir, a shoemaker. Deceased’s mother Razia Begum, a RMG worker hailing form Kishoreganj, was…

A mobile court of Chittagong district administration fined the owners of three medicine shops Tk 30, 000 yesterday for selling date expired medicines, doctor’s sample and unapproved Indian Medicine. The court, led by Chittagong administrative magistrate and deputy revenue collector Ruhul Amin,…

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested one person along with fake passports, visa and documents from Lokhkhipur village in Dakkin Surma on in…

RAJSHAHI: Participation of mass people is vital to make the local government institutions, including Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) effective coupled with ensuring civic services to all including the poor and marginalised communities and children, speakers at a participatory discussion here said yesterday,…

RANGPUR: Conducting more research on the War of Liberation and available mineral and archeological resources can establish true history of the nation…

A group of armed muggers stabbed a sales worker of mobile banking 'bkash’ and looted Tk 5 lakh in Khayrabad area on Barisal-Patuakhali Highway yesterday The victim was Gazi Sohan, a sales worker of local bKash distributor named ‘Sad-Said Enterprise’.  Local sources and the…

Student’s body recovered Fire service recovered the body of SSC candidate Palak from Fatullah Balughat area of Narayanganj city on Saturday. He was a SSC candidate of Fatullah Pilot High School. He went to Shitalakka River along with others to participate in the immersion of goddess Durga on Friday…

The Muslims in the cities like other parts of the country observed the holy Ashura on Saturday marking the 10th day of Muharram with due religious solemnity…

RANGPUR: Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu yesterday launched carpeting works of six kilometre long Domdoma-Mahiganj road under Ward No-32 in the city, reports BSS. The city mayor inaugurated the road carpeting works being constructed with Taka 5.5-crore under the…

The Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings yesterday recommended increasing gas fields and oil reserves in the country, reports BSS. The parliamentary body made the recommendation at its 19th meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban with Committee Chairman Shawkat Ali presiding, said an…

DB (Detective Branch) Police in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 20,000 pieces of contraband yaba tablets at Amirbag Residential Area under Chawkbazar police station early yesterday. The arrestees were identified as Alamgir and Ayub. “Conducting a drive three different rented…

RAJSHAHI: Agricultural extension and research officials and others concerned should work together for successful promotion of "conservation agriculture technology" in the drought-prone Barind tract for retaining its productivity, agricultural scientists and researchers said at a discussion…