Unidentified assailants killed a labourer and left the body on a road in front of the Dovash Bari of Monohor Khali of Phatharghata under Kowtali police station of the city. The victim was Rubel Das, 32, son of Ramkrishana Das, hailing from Banskhali upazila of the district. He used to work for breaking…

A minor girl was raped allegedly by her stepfather in Mugda area of the capital yesterday. The rapist was identified as Akbar Hossain, a cook of a local restaurant. The victim was admitted to the One Stop Crisis Centre of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said Inspector Mozammel Haque, in-charge…

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) at Beanibazar Government College over establishing supremacy on the campus yesterday. Quoting campus sources, police said Pallab and Pabel, BCL leaders of  Beanibazar upazila, had long been at loggerheads…

Bangladesh Shikkhok Samity at a press conference in the city yesterday pressed for giving monthly salaries of the teachers of the private schools and colleges according to the national pay scale. Md Abu Bakar Siddique, president of the association, said most of the educational institutions of the country…

Bangladesh Medical Technology and Pharmacy Samannoy Parishad organised a human chain programme and staged a demonstration in the city yesterday to press home its four-point demands. Students of Barisal Health Technology Institute also joined the programme held in front of Aswini Kumar Town Hall on Sadar…

A 13-year-old boy Ankon Majumder, son of Pradip Majumder, has remained missing since November 7, a press release said. He had gone out of the house of…

Vitamin 'A' plus campaign, aimed at preventing night blindness and childhood blindness and increasing immunity of the children, was observed in…

2 held with yaba tablets in Ctg Police in separate drives arrested two people along with 2,000 yaba tablets from Lohagara and Chandanish of Chittagong yearly yesterday. The arrestees were Senowara, 25, and Hanan Khan, 25, of Fazal.  Acting on tip-off, police arrested a woman along with 1,500 yaba…

Speakers at a discussion meeting in the city yesterday expressed deep concern over the fact that at least half the people suffering from diabetes in the…

Most of the senior or junior leaders of Khulna unit of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student association Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) went into hiding fearing mass arrest, leaving organisational activities almost inoperative. As a result, there was no significant presence of the Jamaat-Shibir leaders in its…

Police recovered the body of a housewife from Mohammadia Housing under EPZ police station of the city yesterday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Nadira Begum, 25, wife of Al Amin, hailing from Habiganj district. Nadira, a garments worker, was living with her husband in a rented house in Mohammadia…

CHITTAGONG: Customs intelligence in a drive arrested a man with huge amount of foreign currencies from Station Road area in Chittagong on Friday night, reports BSS. The arrestee was identified as Jafar Ahmad, 45. Based on information, a team of customs intelligence arrested Jafar from a rented house…

IU admission tests begin today The admission tests for the first year honours courses of Islamic University under the academic session 2015-16 begins today and will continue November 18. This year admission tests will be held under eight units in four shifts everyday, admission committee sources said.…