Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) suspended all kinds of activities of its Chittagong University unit committee for an indefinite period for factional clashes on the campus for the last few days. The decision of suspension came following an infighting of two rival groups ‘sixty nine’ and ‘Bijoy’…

A court in capital yesterday granted bail to two accused on surrender in the murder case filed in connection with the collapse of Rana Plaza, the country’s worst industrial disaster, reports UNB. Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Shahzadi Fahmida granted bail to two factory inspectors--Engineer…

Robbers looted gold, cash and foreign currency from a two houses, including an expatriate’s house living in Spain in the city’s Sayedpur Kadimpara area early yesterday. Local and police said, a gang of armed robbers numbering 25 to 30 entred the house of expatriate Shahed Ahmed breaking…

President Abdul Hamid yesterday asked the Election Commission to work with people’s confidence and maintain its reputation as it is a constitutional body, reports UNB. The president said this when Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad and commissioners Mohammad Abdul Mobarak, Mohammad…

Customs Intelligence and Armed Police Battalion (ABPn) in a joint drive arrested a youth with nine gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport Tuesday evening, reports UNB. Director General (DG) of Airport Customs Dr Mainul Khan confirmed the news saying, "The gold bars were found inside…

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) yesterday formally inaugurated the digital tracking system to detect its errant cleaning staff, reports UNB. DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon formally inaugurated the tracking system at a simple event at Nagar Bhaban. DSCC has put in place Grameenphone Team Tracking System…

Workers of the state-owned Aleem Jute Mills Limited yesterday barricaded the Khulna-Jessore highway and railway in front of the mill gate at Atra industrial area in the city for six hours from 9am to 3pm protesting the government move to privatise the mill, a workplace of around 2,000 workers. As a…

A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced a man to life term for killing his mother in 2005. Additional District and Session’s Judge of Gazipur Judge Court (2nd court) Md Iqbal Hossain handed down the verdict. The convict was identified as Sanaullah (40) , son of Mohammed Hekim Mollah of Mollar Tek…

Fire guts machinery A devastating fire gutted machinery and raw materials of a cotton mill at Banglabazar in Joydebpur upazila in Gazipur yesterday morning. Joydebpur Fire Station officer Hasibur Rahman said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at Ambar Cotton Mill at about 7am and burned…

IU theatre stages drama 'Ora Kadam Ali' KUSHTIA:  The Bishwabidyalay Theatre (Bithi), a cultural organisation of Islamic University (IU), staged a drama named 'Ora Kadam Ali' at the central auditorium of the university yesterday. The drama was directed and produced by the eminent…