The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday noon kept the date of verdict in trial of crimes against humanity against eight alleged war criminals from Jamalpur on CAV, saying it would deliver the judgment on any day, reports BSS. The eight accused are: Md Ashraf Hossain, 64, Sharif Ahammed,…

The government has taken an initiative to set up an IT centre at the Bangladesh Police Academy in Sardah, aiming to provide the trainee policemen with adequate IT knowledge to deal with the growing number of cyber crimes, reports UNB. Bangladesh Police under the Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed…

The much awaited surgery on a parasitic twin will be performed at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) today, reports BSS The (BSMMU), country’s first medical university, on Saturday formed an 18-member team to perform the surgery on a parasitic twin, a press release said. Professor…

President Abdul Hamid yesterday said the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India are becoming multidimensional because of increasing connectivity and Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal (BBIN) Initiative, reports UNB. The President said this when Indian Lok Sabha member Abhijit Mukherjee made…

Police yesterday submittted chargesheet accusing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Chittagong city unit general secretary Nurul Azim Rony, in an arms case. Hathazari Police sub inspector Delwar Hossain Chowdhury, who is also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge-sheet in the court…

Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday arrested five fake DB personnel from Khilgaon area in the capital. The arrested were identified as Barek Miah, Abu Bakar Siddiqui alias Rony, Shahidul Islam, Rasel Hawlader and Shopon Akanda While addressing a press briefing at DMP Media Centre…

A youth was sentenced to death for killing a school student in 2013 at Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur. Judge of Gazipur District and Session Judge Court A K M Anamul Haque announced the verdict on Sunday morning. The convict was identified as Bikram Sarker alias Bijoy Sarker, 25, of Kanchonpur village. …

CHITTAGONG: Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) seized 8,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Parky sea beach area under Anwara upazila in the district on Saturday night, reports BSS. Coast Guard sources said, being informed, a join team of coast guard personnel led by Lieutenant Commander Omar Faruk,…

KHULNA: With only two weeks left for Ed-ul-Fitr, the greatest Muslim religious festival, the Eid shopping has started gaining momentum in the city amid huge supply of consumer goods and enthusiasm among the people for buying, reports BSS. All the city markets are seen busy now to sell their commodities…

RANGPUR: The district unit of Sammilita Sangskritik Jote (SSJ) formed a human chain and organized a rallyon Town Hall premises in the city on Saturday…

Foreign cigarettes seized Airport Customs authority has seized 3,700 boxes of foreign brand cigarettes worth Taka 11 lakh from two individuals landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by two foreign airlines early yesterday morning. The custom authority seized these foreign brand cigarettes…

Book unveiling ceremony held at NSU North South University (NSU) launched its historic book ‘Road to Excellence’ on NSU campus at Bashundhara in the capital yesterday on Thursday, says a press release. Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, an academic, economist and former member of the caretaker government,…