A man, who was arrested on charge of killing eight-year-old girl Tania after rape, gave a confessional statement before a court here under section 164 on Thursday. Judge Rahmat Ali of Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Court recorded his statement. Police arrested the alleged rapist Amir Hossain from…

A teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) was arrested last night on charge of assaulting police during a BNP-led 20-Party alliance agitation in the city early this year, reports BSS. A team from Detective Branch (DB) of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police picked up Dr Amirul Islam, associate professor of the…

SARAR: Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday urged scientists to intensify their research work for protecting plant diversity to maintain ecological balance. "The diversity of plant life is an essential underpinning of most of our terrestrial ecosystems. Humans and most other animals are…

A weeklong programme marking Bangladesh Railway (BR) started observing Railway Service Week-2015 across the country yesterday through various programmes aiming to increase the quality of services in railway for passengers, said a press release. Mohammad Moqbul Ahmed, general manager, Bangladesh Railway…

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement on Thursday to undertake a new human rights programme in Bangladesh, says a press release. UNDP Country Director Pauline Tamesis signed the agreement on her organisation’s…

CHITTAGONG:  Police in overnight dive arrested 59 people and seized 116 liters of liquor from different upazilas of the district on Thursday night. Kazi Abdul Aowal, additional superintendent of police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district police, said police in special drives from Thursday night…

CHITTAGONG: A minor girl was burnt to death as a fire broke out in a house at Sonaichari Shitolpur in Sitakund upazila of the district on Thursday night, reports UNB The deceased was Sanjida Begum, 8, daughter of Badsha Miah, a resident of the area. Mohammad Harun Pasha, senior officer of Kumira fire…

SUST mathematics department reunion Feb 19 SYLHET: A two-day reunion of the Department Mathematics of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will be held on February 19 and 20.  It is the first reunion of the department. The registration process of the events began yesterday at the…

Public toilets in Khulna city bear the portrait of neglect for lack of supervision, causing immense suffering to those busy in outdoor activities during daytime. Visitors who come to Khulna for official and other purposes suffer much due to shortage of public toilets. Passers-by are often seen crossing…

The three-day long Jibanananda Fair kicked off on the Amritalal Dey College premises in the city amid a colouful programme yesterday morning. Jatiya Kabita…

RANGPUR: A 15-day cultural programme began at ‘Shashwata Bangla’, a museum of Liberation War, at Dhap in the city on Thursday evening on the occasion of Victory Day. The programme was organised by Bangladesh Army, Rangpur Area Headquarters. City Mayor Sharfuddin Ahmed inaugurated the programme…

RAJSHAHI: The Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) in a drive fined the owners of three fast food shops Tk 17,000 in the city on Thursday afternoon on charge of selling unhygienic and substandard foods, reports BSS. A team of DNCRP conducted raid in Upashahar and Nawdapara markets…

KHULNA: Housed in a dilapidated building and with around half the posts of its staff vacant, Goalkhali Government School for the Blind and the Deaf in Khulna is plagued with multi-pronged problems over the years, reports UNB. All its activities are running in the 50-year-old school buildings which are…