Detectives arrested four alleged drug peddlers along with 35,000 yaba tablets from the capital’s Jatrabari area early yesterday, reports UNB. The arrestees are Md Shukkur Ali alias Dealer Ali, Boss Harun, yaba Karim and Harun-ur-Rashid. Based on secret information, a special Detective Branch team…

A female teacher, who beat up a student, was caught red handed while trying to steal a medical file of the student from Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. The detained was identified as Krishna Rani, a teacher of Tazpur Nur Miah Girls High School of Osmaninagar Upazila. According…

 The public hospitals all over the country yesterday provided free medical services to patients as part of their initiatives to pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman coinciding with his 96th birth anniversary. "The free treatment was provided to the patients…

Six people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Bihari community over establishing supremacy at Geneva camp in the capital’s Mohammadpur…

Qulkhwani of poet Rafiq Azad will be held after Asr prayer at deceased’s resident at Dhanmondi in the capital today, says a press release. All have been requested to attend the programme and pray for the departed soul of the poet. Renowned poet Rafiq Azad, also a freedom fighter, passed away in…

CHITTAGONG: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Chittagong Metropolitan Traffic Police, north zone, was killed in a road accident at Dhanilapara of Doublemooring thana in the city at 3 pm yesterday. The victim was identified as Mohammad Hanif, 45, hailed from Brahmanbaria district. The accident occurred…

CHITTAGONG: A mobile court of Power Development Board (PDB), Chittagong, in a drive yesterday filed seven cases and cut off seven electric connections for not paying electricity bills and using illegal power connections, reports BSS. Mohammad Mohiuddin, senior judicial magistrate of Power Court (North)…

The 97th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and national Children Day was observed through elaborate programmes…

Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday said adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to the overall public health especially relating to water and sanitation in the south-western coastal areas of Bangladesh. To face the natural catastrophe, substantial and sustainable promotion…

The two-day “Rajshahi Divisional Digital Innovation Fair 2016” ended on Rajshahi College playground in the city on Wednesday afternoon. In collaboration with ICT ministry and Access to Information (A2I) project of Prime Minister’s Office, Divisional Administration organised the fair.…

Francophone week begins at DU A week-long Francophone Festival began at the Institute of Modern Languages of Dhaka University (DU) on Wednesday. Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated it as the special guest. The Institute of Modern Languages of DU organised the festival.…

Architecture symposium Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements will organize an international architecture symposium “Architecture Now! Next” in association with Bengal Foundation, from today to March 20 at the auditorium of Krishibid Institution Bangladesh, Dhaka,…