Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday (Tuesday) asked the Registrar General of the Supreme Court to find out why the matter of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not figure in the cause list for hearing. On Monday, a five-member bench of the Appellate Division asked…

SAVAR: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday said there is no obstruction from the government side to holding the council of BNP, reports BSS. "It has become a habit of BNP to complain in all the matters. They (BNP) have failed, so far, to finalise even the venue of…

This year, Amar Ekushey Boi Mela has warmly welcomed young writers and poets to put their literary works on display as the fair is not only a long-awaiting festival for the book lovers but also a birthplace for young writers. Each year, the fair creates good opportunity for new writers to introduce…

The parliamentary standing committee on industries ministry yesterday suggested strengthening monitoring by Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute (BSTI) to prevent irregularities in petrol pumps, reports BSS. The 12th meeting of the parliamentary standing committee at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) made…

NARAYANGANJ: Police recovered the decomposed body of a minor girl from BSCIC Industrial area in the city last night after 14 days of her missing, reports BSS. The victim was identified as Mairunnesa, 4, daughter of Lutfar Rahman, a resident of Shasongaon-Kalabag in Fatullah Thana. Being informed, a…

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Monday night arrested four alleged members of banned Islamist outfit JMB from Hathirjheel area in the city. The arrested were Hafez Zafar Ahmed, Rasel Ahmed alias Rinku, Abdullah Al Monju and Rasel Uddin. Md Maruf Hossain Sarder,…

Chittagong: A minor domestic help died after falling from the rooftop of a four-storey building in Khulshi area of the city yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Sultana, 10. She used to work as a domestic help at a house of a Bangladeshi expatriate. In-charge of Chittagong…

Sylhet has been reeling under a severe water crisis for several weeks now, and matters have been made worse by the rising temperatures. Residents alleged that the city corporation was sending them regular bills despite their repeated complaints about the water crisis. The corporation, on the other hand,…

CHITTAGONG:  Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in special drive arrested four people, including two alleged drug peddlers, from Surson Road area in the city on Monday night. During the drive, Rab seized one lakh yaba tablets, two motor-bikes, Tk 3.40 lakh in cash. The arrestees were Chand Miah Sowdagor,…

KHULNA: The annual election of Khulna Press Club (KPC) was held at the VIP Lounge of the club under in the city yesterday. SM Nazrul Islam, editor of ‘Weekly Ajker Tathya’ and Md Mamun Reza, Khulna Bureau Chief of ‘Channel 24’ and ‘Dainik Samokal’ were elected as…

The visiting Indian Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha yesterday paid a courtesy call on chief of naval staff Vice Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin…

Former election commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda has been re-elected as the president of Gulshan Society for the term of 2016-2018, says a press release.…

A views exchange meeting with the vice-chancellors of different public universities on the progress of the development project in the public universities was held at University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh auditorium yesterday, says a press release. Professor Abdul Mannan, chairman of UGC,…

GAZIPUR:  A fire broke out at a sweater factory in Chhoidana Hajirpukur area of the city yesterday morning, UNB. Hasibur Rahman, an officer at Joydebpur Fire Service Station, said the fire broke out in Priti Sweater Factory on the top floor of an eight-storey building around 4:30am. On information,…