Jatiya Party (JP) will hold a rally in front of its Kakrail office in the capital at 3 pm today in protest against terrorism across the country, reports BSS. Jatiya Party  Chairman and Prime Minister's Special Envoy HM Ershad will attend the rally as chief guest while Leader of the Opposition…

ABHIJEET DAS   The year: 1888. Lord Dufferin, the Viceroy of India, had come to Dhaka on an official tour. The local British people were eager to…

KHULNA:  A wood trader was hacked to death by miscreants  in Shalua Kalibari area of the district early yesterday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque Raj, 32, son of late Abdul Mannan, a resident of Modyodanga Pramanik Para in the upazila. Mizanur Rahman, sub-inspector…

CHITTAGONG: Police in a drive arrested a youth with a country-made double barrel gun from Agrabad area under Doublemooring Thana in the city early yesterday, reports BSS. The arrested was identified as Khalilur Rahman, 32, hailed from Agrabad area. Based on secret information, a team of the Doublemooring…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested a former accountant of Dhaka Zila Parishad in a case filed for swindling Tk 21 lakh from a project, reports UNB ACC deputy director Sheikh Abdus Salam arrested Golam Mustafa (now accountant of Noagaon Zila Parished) from the capital, ACC public…

RAJSHAHI: More than 3.32 lakh children under five years of age will be administered vitamin 'A' Plus capsules on National Vitamin 'A' plus campaign-2016, today in the city and nine upazilas of the district, reports BSS. The campaign will begin from 8am in 2240 centres simultaneously…

RANGPUR: Mayor (State Minister) of Rangpur City Corporation Sarfuddin Ahmmed Jhantu has said there is no place for fundamentalism, fanaticism, terrorism and militancy in Bangladesh, reports BSS. "Those, who have been conducting terrorist activities, militancy, anarchy and secret killings, are enemies…

Police in a drive arrested a young man along with 20 sachets of heroin from Notun Bazar area of Gazipur city on Thursday night. The youth was identified as Mominul Islam, 30, hailing from Godagari area in Rajshahi district. Mohammed Rafikul Islam, in-charge of Konabari police outpost under Joydebpur…

Ali Reza Razu, ex-president of Jessore district Awami League, died at a hospital in the capital yesterday afternoon at the age of 70, reports BSS. Razu, who had been suffering from kidney ailments and pneumonia, breathed his last at 12.49 pm at the United Hospital, hospital sources said. A former parliament…

KU classes resume tomorrow KHULNA: Classes of Khulna University (KU) will resume on July 17 after Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. Academic and administrative activities of the University will begin as usual from 9am and continue till 5pm. A press release issued by the Public Relation Department of KU says, all…