The High Court yesterday fixed June 15 for delivering its order on death references and appeals of the convicts in Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master killing case. After concluding hearing on the death references and appeals, the HC bench comprising Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Krishna Debnath…

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday told Parliament that The Private Medical Service Bill, 2016 is on the cards for updating the private health service fees and making those time-befitting ones, reports UNB. “It’ll be possible to place The Private Medical Service Bill 2016 at a cabinet…

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday underscored the need for registering the birth of a child within the first 45 days, reports UNB. “Though the overall birth registration rate is 87 per cent, the rate of registering birth within 45 days after a child is born is…

The World Bank (WB) has reaffirmed its commitment of providing continuous support to Bangladesh's education sector, reports UNB. The commitment came at a high level meeting between the government and the WB, held on Tuesday at the WB's headquarters in Washington DC. Education Minister Nurul…

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday said the party does not have any logo now and it has not introduced any new logo. “The charter of an organisaiton bears its logo. There is no logo in Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s revised charter logo deposited with the Election Commission and we even…

At least four employees were arrested yesterday for their alleged involvement with looting Taka 48.92 lakh of a RMG factory in Konabari area in Gazipur city on Tuesday. The factory authority filed a case against the four employees with Joydebpur police station on the night of incident. Deputy General…

A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced a man to 10 years jail for killing his wife in 2010. The Judge of Gazipur District and Session Judge Court A KM Anamul Haque handed down the verdict. The convict man was identified as Hamid Ullah Hamid,44, son of late Abdus Shahid of Torgaon Uttarpara area of Kapasia…

RAJSHAHI: Four consumer shops were fined Taka 10,000 yesterday in Rajshahi city on charges of selling unhygienic and sub-standard food, reports BSS. A team of Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) conducted a raid in Upashahar New Market, Uttara Clinic Crossing and Luxmipur crossing…

Couple die from road crash wounds A couple, who received severe injuries in a road accident in Dhamrai on Tuesday morning, died at Dhamrai Upazila Health Complex in Savar at night. The deceased were identified as Jahangir Hossain Milton, 45, a resident of Gendardia village in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur…

Extension of animal husbandry education demanded at BAU Mymensingh: Students of the Animal Husbandry faculty of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) yesterday formed a human chain on the campus demanding the extension of animal husbandry education and execution of the organogram proposed by livestock…