Barisal CMM court sent Alhajj K M Shahidullah, panel mayor of Barisal City Corporation, to Barisal central jail yesterday. He was detained from his house…

Khulna: The authorities of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) have issued separate show cause notices against three teachers and exempted another from service over breaching discipline, reports UNB. The steps were taken at a meeting of the university’s Disciplinary Committee…

SYLHET: A tribunal here yesterday stayed the trial proceedings of the murder case filed in connection with killing of ex-Finance Minister SAMS Kibria, reports UNB. Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Makbul Ahsan passed the order following a petition filed by the state. Public prosecutor Kishore Kumar…

Khulna: A man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself after killing his physically challenged daughter at Ali Ahsan Road in Khulna city early yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were Mostafa Kamal, 55, and his daughter Sumaiya Aurin, 18. Officer-in charge of Sadar police station said Moatafa…

Students of Dhaka University (DU) will form a human chain in protest against the proposed metro rail route which is planned to be built through the DU campus. As a part of their movement they will form a human chain today at 11am on the premises of TSC Raju sculpture on the campus under the banner of…

Speaker of the Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday stressed the need for extracurricular activities for proper flourishing of children, reports BSS. "Cultural practice is very important for a child to develop its human qualities...so, the children should involve themselves more in…

Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday arrested a staff of Bangladesh Biman in connection with gold smuggling in the capital. The arrested was identified Abdus Sattar, a technician of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Talking to The Independent, DB Senior Assistant Commissioner Dr Monzur Morshed…

The condition of senior journalist Amanullah Kabir, who was admitted to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest, improved slightly on Wednesday, reports UNB. Hospital sources said Amanullah Kabir, Senior Editor of bdnews24.com and a member of the…

CHITTAGONG: Activists of different political parties and cultural organisations in Chittagong and Rangpur cities yesterday brought out jubilant processions…

RAJSHAHI: The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has started re- excavating more other khash canals and ponds for rainwater conservation with the main thrust of extending irrigation facilities and to uplift socio-economic condition in this drought-prone area, reports BSS. "We have…

Youth electrocuted A youth was electrocuted while charging his mobile phone at his residence at Muradpur area under Pahchlish thana of Chittagong city on Tuesday night. The deceased was Mobarak Hossain, 22, a residence of Billkhana road under Pahchlish thana of the city. Nayak Pankaj Barua of police…

DU Bose Lecture to be held today The 'Bose Lecture-2016' will be held at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University today. Marking the 122nd birth anniversary of noted scientist Professor Satyendra Nath Bose, Bose Centre for Advance Studies and Research in Natural Science…