Seven people, including five members of police, were injured in a clash with drug peddlers and police on Tuesday night in Rangipara slum under Halishahar Police Station. The injured were identified as Himel Roy, Sub-inspector (SI), Mizanur Rahman, SI, Nur Absar, SI, Md Shafiqual Islam, Assistant Sub-Inspector…

CHITTAGONG: An accused in a drug case fled the court premises on Tuesday when the verdict in the case was all set to be delivered, reports BSS. Court sources said Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar district, who was on bail appeared before the court in the afternoon and…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday set May 8 for submitting formal charge against two alleged Razakars from Satkhira including former Jamaat lawmaker Abdul Khaleque Mondol, reports BSS. Justice Anwarul Haque, chairman of the three-member panel of the ICT-1, set the date as prosecutor…

A young man died from suffocation and three others fell sick as a fire broke out at a room beside the vegetable market in the capital’s New Market area early yesterday, reports UNB. Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, inspector of Fire Service Control Room, said the fire originated from a burning mosquito…

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court yesterday awarded a conductor 10 years rigorous imprisonments (RI) for committing fraudulence with an iron rod company, reports BSS. The court of Chittagong Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Mohammad Shahjahan Kabir also fined the convict TK 10,000 and in default to…

A three-day 4th National Phonosurgery Conference-2016 began at Milon Hall, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) yesterday, says a press release. The conference was organised by ENT department of BSMMU and Association of Phonosurgeons of Bangladesh. The aim of the conference is to inform…

CHITTAGONG: Coast Guard personnel in a drive seized 700 bottles of foreign wine from Dobashi area of Gohira village under Anwara upazila of the district early yesteday, coast guard sources said, reports BSS. On secret information, a team of coast guard personnel raided at Dobashi area of Gohira village…

A schoolgirl was killed in a road accident in Lalabazar area of the city yesterday morning. The deceased was Asma Begum,15, daughter of Althaf Hussain. She was the student of class X at Police Line School in the city. Quoting locals, police said a speedy bus knocked down her while she was waiting beside…

RANGPUR: Changing of mindset has become a must for preventing and reducing corruption to further accelerate the pace of national development, reports BSS Speakers said this at a planning meeting organised yesterday by Ward No-4 Community Policing Forum of Mominpur union under Sadar upazila at Chandkuthi…

RAJSHAHI: Effective and responsive support from media both print and electronic is very vital to reach the existing services of family planning and other reproductive health to the target group of people, speakers at a meeting here said yesterday, reports BSS. They mentioned that planned family everywhere…

Students under the banner of ‘Sanatan Shikhartibinda’ formed a human chain in Lalbag area on Rangpur-Dhaka Highway in the city yesterday,…

BARISAL: RAB and Police in separate drives arrested three persons with 465 pieces of yaba tablet from different areas in the city Tuesday night, reports BSS. The arrested persons were identified as Rahat Hawladar, 27, Ripon Sardar, 28 and Saiful Islam Rana, 21. Sources concerned said on a tip off, a…

Firoza Begum Gold Medal introduced at DU Firoza Begum Gold Medal has been introduced at Dhaka University (DU). Brig Gen (Retd) M Dowla, brother of late Singer Firoza Begum, handed over a cheque for Tk 60 lakh to DU Treasurer Md Kamal Uddin on Tuesday at the VC's office to this end. ACI Foundation…