CHITTAGONG: A woman and her five-year-old daughter were found dead in a house at Sheelpara in Boalkhali upazila of the district yesterday, reports UNB. Shelly Sheel, 35, wife of Ashim Sheel, was found hanging from the ceiling and their five-year-old daughter Antara Sheel lying on the bed around 11 am,…

Indefinite bus strike has been called off yesterday evening from all the seven internal routes after 32 hours. Sources said that after a meeting of divisional police administration both the group called off their strike at 6pm . DIG Barisal Md. Humayun Kabir called both the bus owner associations of…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday urged the affluent people in the society to come forward along with the government to reach health-care facilities for autism treatment, reports BSS. "Well-off people of the society should come forward to help the government to reach health…

Three people, including two students, were injured in a clash between transport workers and the students of Jagannath University (JnU) in the capital’s Laxmibazar area yesterday. During the clash, about 10 buses were vandalised and the whole area turned into a battlefield. The injured were –Sunny,…

Nearly a week into the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court validated his position, the government on Tuesday suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan again, reports UNB. The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development issued anotification in this regard as Senior Special Tribunal…

The government has appointed M Iqbal Khan Chowdhury as the chairperson of Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC), reports BSS. The appointment has been given as per Section 7 of Competition Law, 2012, said an official release. A gazette notification of the Ministry of Commerce issued today said this…

A sub-inspector (SI) of Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police sustained bullet injuries as muggers opened fire on detectives during a drive in the capital’s Tanti Bazar area on Tuesday, reports UNB. Based on information gleaned from three muggers arrested in the morning, a special DB team…

RAJSHAHI: Journalists and development activists at a participatory discussion yesterday demanded enhancement of taxes on tobacco products for the sake of saving many people from various non-contagious diseases caused by tobacco consumption, reports BSS. They also called for making pictorial health warnings…

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 15 people and seized around 50 tonnes of jatka (Small hilsa) from the Karnaphuli River adjacent to Karnaphuli ghat of  the city on Monday, reports UNB. Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Sohel Mahmud, assistant director (Media) of RAB-7, said…

A mobile court yesterday sealed off an ice-cream factory and a bakery and at Ghat Farhadbeg area of Chittagong for producing items using inedible ingredients. The court also fined the owners Tk4 lakh. The mobile court was led by Mohammad Ruhul Amin, executive magistrate and Revenue Deputy Collector…

Mohammad Abdul Hai joined Bangladesh Railway (east zone) as general manager (GM) on Sunday, says a press release yesterday. He replaced Mohammad Mukbul Ahmed. Earlier, he has worked as a project director of Second Bhairab, Second Titas Bridge Construction Project and Khulna to Mongla port railway line…

A three-day international workshop on ‘Managing Technological Innovation for Global Competition’ will begin in the capital on Thursday (April 28), reports UNB. The workshop will provide a tool to engage in global economic community. Daffodil International University is organising the three-day…

2 RU teachers earn academic award RAJSHAHI: Two teachers under Science Faculty of Rajshahi University obtained 'Deans Award 2016'as a recognition of their laudable contributions to the field of scientific research. The teachers are-- Associate Professor Mijanur Rahman of Department of Population…