Rajshahi: Police recovered a grenade from Rajshahi University central mosque premises yesterday, reports UNB. Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Motihar…

CHITTAGONG: A tribunal here yesterday sentenced a youth to death for killing a businessman here in 2013, reports UNB. The convict is Faisal Islam Russel, 24, hailing from Rangunia upazila of the district. The court also fined him Tk 5000. According to prosecution, Russel stabbed his brother-in-law Shaheen,…

Seven police stations under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have got new officers-in-charge, reports UNB. The DMP issued a notification, signed by its Deputy Commissioner (HQs & Admin), in this regard on Tuesday evening. According to the notification, OC of Sabujbagh Police Station Md Rafiqul Islam…

Gazipur: Police detained 43 Bangladesh National Party (BNP) activists from different places of the city during a drive continuing for 24 hours still yesterday morning. Police said the 43 activists were detained on suspicion of planning subversive activities. Police arrested 36 activists from Tongi police…

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested a top leader of Chittagong South District unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from Chunuti area Lohagara upazila of the district yesterday, reports BSS. The arrested was Kafil Uddin Bhutto, 22. Police recovered a Light Gun and one round cartridge from his possession.   …

The results of admission test of first year Honours courses under 'Ka-unit' (Science Group) of Dhaka University (DU) for 2015-16 academic session have been published yesterday where 20.75 per cent of the admission seekers passed the test. Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique announced the result…

There is tremendous scope to introduce index-based flood insurance schemes in the flood-prone districts of Bangladesh, as an alternative risk mechanism to minimise the losses and aftermath of recurrent floods, according to an international water expert, reports UNB. “Flood hits many districts…

Meter readers and bill distributors of Power Development Board (PDB) from sixteen districts of Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions formed a human chain in the city yesterday demanding regularisation of their jobs. They formed the human chain in front of Rangpur Press Club that continued for two hours. Participants…

University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh urged the British Government to increase the number of scholarships and fellowships for Bangladeshi students in UK universities, says a press release. UGC is also keenly interested in establishing stronger ties with the UK universities for internationalisation…

Speakers at a prize giving ceremony on “National Wash Story Competition-2015” held yesterday said the lack of management is the key reason behind the shortage of ground water in the country. Addressing at the award giving ceremony as a chief guest, Suraiya Begum, secretary to Prime Minister’s…

Several hundred workers of an export-oriented readymade garments factory locked in a clash with police in Bholail area of Sadar upazila as the law enforcers obstructed their demonstration programme. Sources said workers of the garments factory of NR Group took to the streets on the Dhaka-Munshiganj…

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Tuesday awarded a man to life term rigorous imprisonment on charges of raping a teenage girl at Sayedpur village under Boalkhali upazila of the district, reports BSS. The court also fined him Tk 50 thousand for the same crime. The judge Mohammad Rezaul Karim of the…

10th convocation of BRAC University today The 10th convocation of BRAC University (BRACU) will be held at  Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC), Agargaon, Dhaka today from 2 pm, says a press release. President Md Abdul Hamid and Chancellor of BRAC University, will preside over the…