Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) yesterday   impounded nine containers of JA Enterprise in Chittagong Port for allegedly importing Clear Float Glass under false declaration. The nine 20 feet long containers were imported from China declaring to be containing ‘Clear…

The academic and administrative activities at Jahangirnagar University (JU) came to a standstill yesterday, the third day of a strike protesting arrest of an official of the university administration. Jahangirnagar University Officers’ Association had enforced the strike on Tuesday protesting…

A 16-day campaign against gender-based violence was launched by Zonta Club of Greater Dhaka on Wednesday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, reports UNB. Zonta Club of Greater Dhaka is a platform of women professionals and rights activists. The campaign began…

A Sylhet court yesterday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment and fined Tk 20,000 for killing his cousin in 2013. The convict was identified as Liakat Ali, son of Arab Ali, a resident of Jalalnagar village in Beanibazar upazila. According to the prosecution, Tarek Ahmed, son of…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday issued warrants to arrest 10 people in two separate cases of crimes against humanity, reports BSS. Justice Anwarul Haque, chairman of the two-member panel of ICT-1, issued warrants against 6 alleged Razakars from Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha, including…

The admission tests for the honours courses of Barisal University (BU) will be held today and tomorrow. Vice Chancellor of the university Dr SM Emanul…

A mobile court of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) yesterday faced obstruction by illegal occupants when the court went to conduct a drive to evict them from a grabbed portion of land of Lake City Housing in Biswas Colony area of the city. A chase and counter-chase took place between the occupants…

Seminar on promoting reverse engineering echnology begins at DU A three-day long seminar on "Promoting Reverse Engineering Technology in Bangladesh: An Aspect of Pharmaceutical Industry-Academia Collaboration" begins yesterday at the Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS) auditorium…

RAJSHAHI: Forging social resistance and movement to end violence against women and children has become an urgent need for facilitating them to make themselves worthy citizens, speakers at a press conference here said, reports BSS. They viewed all of us should raise voice and work together to address…

RAJSHAHI: The first International Conference on Computer and Information Engineering (ICCIE 2015) began at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology…

A twenty-eight member students’ team of BSF Siliguri School (West Bengal) India, led by Sh, J  Singson, Deputy Commander, 61, Battalion BSF, visited Region Headquarters of North-West Region in Rangpur yesterday. Colonel Md Zulfiqur Ali, Sector Commander and other officials of Border Guard…

KHULNA: The Commanders Conference and the fifth reunion of Army Service Core (ASC) and Remount Veterinary and Farm Corps (RVFC)-2015 parade was held here yesterday, reports BSS. Security Adviser to the Prime Minister Major General (Retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique attended as chief guest the ceremony on…

Divisional and district offices under Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) yesterday realised Taka 1.31 lakh from 21 shops in separate drives at different parts of the country, reports BSS. Under the drive, Noodles Restaurant and Sonargaon Bakery and Cake Shop were fined Taka 20,000…