The indefinite bus strike in seven districts of Rajshahi division has been called off yesterday by the leaders of Rajshahi district Transport Workers Union after 35 hours. The indefinite bus strike started from Tuesday 6am, as a part of a sequel to the conflict between the transport workers and owners…

Unicef Bangladesh has expressed grave concern over the recent incident of a 10-year-old child being subjected to violence and killed in a heinous way at his workplace in Narayanganj, reports UNB. Unicef appealed to the government of Bangladesh, including the Supreme Court, to take speedy legal actions…

A night guard was killed and four others were injured as a group of assailants carried out an attack on them at Amulia in the capital’s Khilgaon early Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as BMA Sattar, son of late Akkel Ali, a resident of Chandpur Sadar upazila. He was a night…

Sanjida Khanam, 22, a second year student of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), has been suffering from blood cancer, says a press release.…

DB (Detective Branch) of police on Tuesday night detained three alleged members of banned militant outfit Hizb ut- Tahrir Bangladesh from city’s Kazir Deuri area and recovered a number of leaflets and `jihadi’ books from their procession. The arrestees were identified as Md Ismail, 26, son…

NARAYANGANJ: Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) yesterday announced its 5th budget of Taka 601 crore 20 lakh 29 thousand 791 for the current fiscal year (2016-2017), reports BSS. Placing the budget on the NCC premises in the morning in presence of 36 councilors, elite of the city and media men, Mayor…

The World Hepatitis Day will be observed today in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world for raising awareness against the deadly virus, reports BSS. Ascertained by the WHO, the day is observed every year on 28th July since 2010 to raise awareness on different forms of hepatitis and various methods of…

Department of Environment (DOE) yesterday fined five factories Tk 35.22 lakh in Gazipur for running the factories without effluent treatment plant (ETP) and polluting the environment by discharging untreated liquid from the factories. Director (Monitoring and enforcement) of DOE Dr Mohammed Anwar Hossain…

RANGPUR: A court in Rangpur has sentenced a husband to death for murdering his wife in New Jummapara Sweeper Colony of the city some three years back, reports BSS. Additional District and Sessions Judge of Court-2 of Rangpur Abu Jafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman handed down the verdict yesterday afternoon.…

Two new members of parliament from Mymensings-1 Jewel Areng and Mymensingh-3 Nazim Uddin Ahmed took oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Tuesday. Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath of office to the MPs elected on Awami League ticket. Senior secretary of the…

RAJSHAHI: All the peace-loving and patriotic people should come forward and work together for protecting the young generation from all sorts of crimes like extremism, militancy and drug addiction, speakers at a discussion here said, reports BSS. They viewed that building crimes-free society has become…

Human chain against militancy A human chain was formed against militancy and terrorism in front of Gazipur Press Club organized by Engineers Institutions Bangladesh, Gazipur district unit yesterday. President of the organisation and also vice-chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology…

Seminar on human rights held at BUP The Department of Law, Faculty of Security and Strategic Studies of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) organised a seminar on ‘human rights in the age of imperialism’ at BUP auditorium on Tuesday, says a press release. Law, Justice and Parliamentary…