A project on preserving mother’s milk, supporting working mothers was inaugurated at Interfab Shirt Manufacturing Limited (ISML), an enterprise…

A young man died mysteriously at Mia Khan Nagar under Bakalia Police Station early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Azad, 18, son of Shamsul Haque, a resident of Bakalia area. Police suspect that he died falling from a three-storey building as he went there to commit theft. However,…

DB (Detective Branch) of police arrested two alleged members of human traffickers’ gang from Dubai Hotel under Double Mooring Police station in Chittagong early yesterday. DB police also rescued three people from the hotel. The people were gathered in the hotel for trafficking, said DB sources.…

One employee of a motor parts shop was killed and two other suffered burn injuries as miscreants set fire to their room in a mess after closing the door from outside at Wari in the capital early yesterday. The deceased, Suman, 40, who suffered 85 per cent burn, succumbed to his injuries at intensive…

CHITTAGONG: Police in overnight drive arrested 53 people and seized 15 litres of liquor, 10 yaba tablets and 80 bottles phensedyl   from different upazilas of the district on Wednesday night. Kazi Abdul Awal, additional superintendent of police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district police,…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday sent three alleged war criminals from Mymensingh and Jamalpur to jail as police produced them before the court yesterday morning, reports BSS. Rezaul Karim, Omar Farook and ABM Eunus Ali were arrested on Wednesday following warrants issued against…

SYLHET: Speedy Trial Tribunal yesterday recorded deposition of three more prosecution witnesses (PW) in the former finance minister Kibria killing case, reports BSS. The tribunal Judge M Mokbul Ahsan recorded the deposition of eye witnesses Jamshed Miah, Zahedur Rahman and M Abdus Shahid. The tribunal…

Sale of warm clothes has gained momentum in Rajshahi as cold weather has been sweeping the northern region for the last few days. After sudden drizzling…

KHULNA: The admission tests for the first year honors courses in Khulna University (KU) under 2015-16 academic year will begins today, reports BSS. KU sources said a total of 30,995 admission seekers are expected to attend the entry test for 1,118 seats in 26 Disciplines under five faculties and one…

RAJSHAHI: Various development organisations observed the 67th International Human Rights Day in the city yesterday with a call to ensure human rights to all and the poor and underprivileged communities in particular, reports BSS. Rally, human chain, street-corner meeting and discussion marked the daylong…

A three-day international conference on "Disability and Disaster Risk Management" will be held in the capital from Saturday with participation of 70 representatives from 22 countries and 500 development workers of 100 non-government organizations, reports BSS. Chairperson of National Advisory…

Police arrested two alleged drugs peddlers along with 1,030 yaba tablets from Shah Amanat Bridge area under Bakalia police station of the city yesterday. The arrestees were Md Elias, 30, hailing from Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district, Jahangir Hossain, 22, hailing from Muradnagar of Comilla…

Indian citizen held with phensidyl Border Guard Bangladesh arrested an Indian citizen along with 530 bottles of Indian phensidyl syrup from Moktarpur Padmar Char area of Rajshahi district on Wednesday afternoon. The arrestee was General Sheikh, hailing from Khayertola area of Murshidabad district in…