An eight-year-old girl was killed allegedly after rape by unknown miscreants at Narikeltala under EPZ Police Station in the city yesterday. The victim was identified as Tania, daughter of Habul Mia, hailing from Kendua upazila of Netrakona district. She was a student of class II of Mohammadia Primary…

Sylhet: A minor girl was killed in a landslide at Jaflong of the district on Thursday. The deceased was Sabina, 10, daughter of late Basu Mia. Quoting witnesses, police said Sabina died on the spot when a chunk of mud collapsed on her while he was doing digging work the hill yesterday. Police visited…

Police detained five suspected members of Dhaka University (DU) unit Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from Bijoy Ekattor hall of the university early yesterday morning. The detainees were Imran from Health, a student of 3rd year of Economics department, Hanif, 3rd…

Rights activists at a citizens’ rally in the capital yesterday demanded cancellation of the government’s decision of potato import and forming a ‘price commission’ to ensure the fair prices of crops, reports UNB. They said farmers do not get the fair prices of the crops they…

A massive hike in house rent and increased harassment by house owners are taking their toll on tenants with a fixed income in Barisal city. After the recent announcement of a new pay scale for government employees, house owners in the city have almost doubled the rent by taking advantage of a shortage…

RANGPUR: Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has committed to keep the RCC administration free from all sorts of corruptions ensuring transparency as per his pre- election pledges, reports BSS. He reiterated the commitment while addressing a press conference on Thursday to…

RAJSHAHI: Effective participation of community people is very vital to expedite the civic services especially towards the poor and marginalised communities, member of the civil society here mentioned, reports BSS.They viewed that participation of the mass people needs to be supportive to make the service…

GAZIPUR: Department of Environment (DoE) fined Tk 34 lakh to the owners of two dyeing factories in Shilmon area of Tongi  in Gazipur  on Thursday for polluting  environment by discharging fluid waste without treatment and operating the factory without licence. Department of Environment…

RUET admission test today RAJSHAHI: The admission test for the first year Sc Engineering course for 2015-16 academic session of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) will be held today, a RUET press release said yesterday. This year, a total of 6,150 students will sit for the entry…