Intern-Doctors Association, Rangpur Medical College Hospital withdrew their strike from yesterday noon as authorities concerned accepted their five-point demand. Dr Mahamudur Rahaman Rifat, president, Intern Doctors Association said hospital authority and Police Administration accepted their demand…

A seven-member delegation of the Organisation for the Recognition of Bangla as an Official Language of the United Nations made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban  yesterday. During the meeting, the delegation apprised the president of the activities of the organisation regarding…

The High Court yesterday stayed for six months the government’s order suspending BNP-backed Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan, reports UNB. An HC bench, comprising Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil, passed the order following a petition. The HC also issued a rule…

Police arrested an alleged arms peddler along with a one-barrel gun and two round cartridges from Arefin Nagaor under Bayezid Police Station in the city yesterday. The arrestee was identified as Abdul Hakim Maji, 38, son of Bodiur Rahman, hailing from Moheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar district. …

KHULNA: The indefinite strike enforced by the employees of seven state-owned jute mills in the district to press home their five-point demand entered the eighth day yesterday, reports UNB. The workers of the mills took position at different places of the city around 6am and blocked Khulna-Jessore highway…

All the socio-cultural, voluntary, NGO, business, professional organisations and educational institutions of Khulna are now busy with the preparation…

Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed yesterday left Dhaka for Indonesia to attend a six-day international symposium. He will take part at15th Western Pacific Naval Symposium’ (WPNS), 2nd Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) and “International Fleet Review 2016”…

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Chittagong city in a drive seized huge amount of jatka (small hilsa fish) worth over Tk 1 crore from city’s Fishery Ghat area yesterday. Tamilur Rahman, executive magistrate of Chittagong District Administration, led the drive. He said  “We…

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Chittagong city in a drive seized huge amount of jatka (small hilsa fish) worth over Tk 1 crore from city’s Fishery Ghat area yesterday. Tamilur Rahman, executive magistrate of Chittagong District Administration, led the drive. He said  “We…

High Commission of India, Dhaka, in association with Bangladesh-India Friendship Society, will celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambaedkar on April 15, 2016 at 5 pm at CIRDAP International Auditorium, Chameli House, 17, Topkhana Road, in the capital, says a press release. HT Imam, political…

14 Shibir men held in Barisal Police in a drive arrested 14 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir from a madrasah of the Gouranadi on Sunday evening on sabotage charges. The arrestees include Gournadi upazila Shibir president Md Sabuj Hossain Hawlader, Rangpur divisional Shibir president…

Australian team calls on DU VC A two-member delegation led by Sherman Young, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Macquarie University, Australia, called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique on Sunday at his office. Other member of the delegation was Tanveer Shaheed, Senior Country Manager…