A tribunal in the capital yesterday issued warrants for the arrest of the victim and the plaintiff of the case filed against national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife over torturing their housemaid, reports UNB. Tanzina Islam, Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5, issued…

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) would conduct drive against unauthorised commercial institutions including restaurants, hospitals and educational institutions in the capital’s Gulshan area soon, reports BSS. "Concerned institutions have been issued letters in this regard. Drive would…

The prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday concluded their part of arguments in the war crimes cases against nine Jessore Razakars including former Jamaat lawmaker Mawlana Sakhawat Hossain, reports BSS. The other eight accused are Billal Hossain, Lutfor Morol, Md Ibrahim…

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to BNP leader Amanullah Aman in four subversion cases, reports BSS. A five-member Appellate Division panel headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order, disposing of the state appeal…

E-judiciary, a step towards modernisation of the judicial system, is going to be launched in the country with a view to ensure fair trial, reduce stockpile of cases and sufferings of the people, reports BSS. "At the initial stage, a pilot project would be implemented at 10 districts -- Dhaka, Comilla,…

RAJSHAHI: Early detection and subsequent proper treatment is very important to thwart various types of cancers including cervical and breast ones, cancer specialists said, reports BSS. They stated that cervical and breast cancers are the foremost causes of cancer related mortality of women in developing…

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), the regulatory body for all civil aviation related undertakings in Bangladesh, signed an agreement with Southtech Limited for the “Implementation of ICT and e-governance including networking, automation and computerization of CAAB on Turnkey basis”,…

Over  95 thousand children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A-plus capsules under a national campaign in Gazipur city on July 16. Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) is providing training to the health supervisors, employees and volunteers to success the campaign. A total…

A 15 months long 34th  “Basic Trainning and 4th batch of master’s in Human security programme” for Ansar officers was inaugurated at Bangladesh Ansar Academy at Shafipur in Gazipur on Tuesday. Pro-vice chancellor of Dhaka University Professor Dr Nasreen Ahmed inaugurated the programme…

Factory catches fire A fire broke out at a paint factory in Bahadurpur area of Gazipur city on Tuesday morning. An official of the factory was injured during the fire incident. Station officer of Joydebpur fire station Mohammed Hasibul Islam said the fire originated from a furnace oil heater of burner…

Reception ceremony held Hamdard University Bangladesh has accorded a reception to Prof AK Azad Khan, the newly appointed dean of Faculty of Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine of the university, on its permanent campus at Gazaria, Munshigonj on Monday, says a press release. Dr Hakim Mohammad Yousuf Harun Bhuiyan,…