In one of the country’s largest gold hauls, officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized around 37 kg of gold from a flight of Emirates Airlines yesterday, reports UNB. Sources at the airport said the airlines flight landed at the airport from Abu Dhabi around 4:55 pm. Cleaning staff…

Police recovered a tattered body of eleven years old boy from Mohsen Awalia canal at Barumchharya in Anwara upazila of Chittagong early yesterday two-day after of his missing. The deceased was identified as Sajal Khan Sagar, 11, son of Abdur Sabur of West Barumchharya village of Anwara Upazila. Sajal…

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) arrested four alleged gunrunners along with a pistol, a one-shooter gun, two revolvers and 15 round of bullets from Lichubagan area under Rangunia police station of Chittagong yesterday. The arrestees were identified as Kazi Md Mostafa Jalil, 27, Md Manjur Hossain, 27,…

The health needs of women and adolescents are too often neglected in humanitarian response to natural disasters and conflicts around the world, says a report released by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday. The State of World Population 2015, “Shelter from the Storm,” shows…

RAJSHAHI: The passing out parade of the cadet police sergeants of 2015 batch was held on Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) parade ground at Sarda in Rajshahi…

Comilla University entry tests today The admission tests for the first year honours courses under 'Ka' and ‘Kha’ units of Comilla University (COU) for the academic session 2015-16 will be held today. The 'Ka' unit test will begin at 10 am and ‘Kha’ unit test at…

Speakers at a discussion meeting yesterday said, “The person with disabilities are not isolated part of the society and they can also help in the…

SYLHET: ‘Shikar’, a cultural organisation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), held a two-day programme yesterday to…

A mobile court in a drive sealed off an illegally set up brick kiln and fined its owner Tk 2 lakh on Wednesday. The mobile court, jointly operated by Directorate of Environment (DoE) and district administration of Barisal, led by Kalyan Chowdhury, executive magistrate,  accompanied by Sukumar Biswas,…