A court in Gazipur on Sunday awarded four men to death for killing a fish trader Mokshed Ali Sentu at Tongi in Gazipur. The judge of Gazipur district and session judge court (first court) Mohammed Fazle Elahi Bhuiyan handed down the verdict. The convicted were identified as Mohammed Rubel alias Tiger…

NARAYANGANJ: Thousands of people living inside the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) dam areas have been marooned following incessant rains for two days, reports UNB. After the rainfall, caused by cyclone Roanu, low-lying areas of Fatullah and its surrounding DND areas have gone submerged, with many points…

Leaders of Journalists-Workers-Employees Unity Council demanded announcement of 9th wage board for print, electronic and online media workers within a month. I n a grand rally held in front of the National Press Club yesterday, the leaders of the council said media workers have been made victims of…

The signing ceremony of Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) was held at Economic Relations Division (ERD) of Ministry of Finance on Sunday, says a press release. Masato Watanabe, ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, and Mohammad Mejbahuddin, senior secretary of ERD signed…

The prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Sunday submitted formal charge against six alleged Razakars from Purbodhola upazila of Netrokona, reports BSS. The accused are Sheikh Md Abdul Mazid alias Mazid Mawlana, 66, Md Abdul Khalek Talukder, 67, Md Kabir Khan, 70, Abdur Rahman,…

CHITTAGONG: Flight operations at Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport resumed Sunday morning after being suspended for 22 hours due to cyclonic storm Roanu, reports BSS. Assistant Commissioner of Immigration of the airport Palash Kanti Nath said all domestic and international flight operations…

RAJSHAHI: Highlighting the enormous aspects of expanding science education to build digital Bangladesh speakers at a participatory discussion in the city emphasized the need for popularising science education among the high school students, reports BSS. They said time has come to build science-based…

Inu for eliminating militancy Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday said militancy, fundamentalism and corruption would have to be eliminated from society to get benefits of democracy. “The weed of politicisation and corruption would have to be uprooted to harvest the benefits of development,”…

Certificate on Liberation War research training course distributed The certificate distribution ceremony on Liberation War Research Training Course was held on Sunday at Sirajul Islam Lecture Hall of Dhaka University (DU) in the capital. DU Vice-chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique distributed…