Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday said urban water-bodies are dwindling in the capital day by day due to illegal occupation, putting the city’s drainage system in trouble, reports UNB. “Dhaka’s limited water-bodies have gradually been grabbed putting…

The High Court will deliver its verdict on August 17 on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of the parliament membership of Nizam Uddin Hazari of Feni-2 constituency, reports UNB. An HC bench of Justice Md Emdadul Haque and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir fixed the date yesterday on completion of…

Ambassadors of Suriname, Ivory Coast and Cambodia to Bangladesh separately presented their credentials to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the capital yesterday, reports UNB. All the non-resident envoys are Aashna Wandani Radha Kanhai of Suriname, Sainy Tiemele of Ivory Coast and Pichkun Panha…

A court here on Wednesday sentenced Yusuf Ali Mridha, former general manager of Bangladesh Railway (East), to three years’ imprisonment in a case filed for accumulating wealth illegally and concealing the information, reports UNB. Judge Mohammad Aminul Islam of the Dhaka Special Court-9 passed…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday sent a former Pakistani army commander of Bangladeshi origin to jail for his monstrous crimes against humanity in 1971, reports BSS. The ICT-1 sent Muhammad Shahidullah, 72, to jail as the accused was brought to tribunal by the police yesterday. The…

A group of students of Jagannath University yesterday staged demonstrations on the campus demanding construction of dormitories on the empty land of Dhaka Central Jail which has been shifted to Keraniganj, reports UNB. The students, led by some leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL),…

KHULNA: A court here on Tuesday sentenced four persons to 10 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) for illegally possessing weapons, reports BSS. The convicts are: Md. Khairul Bashar Hiru, 30, son of Abdul Kader of Talikhola area under Kotwali Model Police Station and Abu Hanif, 30, son of Rahim Sheikh,…

As the part of this eviction drive on illegal structures, the Gazipur traffic division with the help of two platoons of police demolished temporary kitchen markets on the footpath in Borobari area, illegal fruit market in Boardbazar and more than 200 illegal makeshift shops from the Dhaka-Mymensing…

At least four persons, including two elderly women, were killed in separate road accidents in Rajshahi and Gazipur yesterday. BSS adds from Rajshahi; Two elderly women were reportedly killed in a road accident on Rajshahi-Chapainawabgonj highway under Godagari Upazila of the district yesterday, police…

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University  (BSMMU) will have a new director for its hospital unit, reports BSS. The appointment of Brigadier General Abdullah-al-Harun, the new director,  is coming into effect from August 1, 2016. He will serve on deputation, said  a press release yesterday. …

14 Shibir men held in capital Police in a block raid arrested 14 leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from Madhubagh area in the capital early Wednesday, as part of the government’s crackdown against militancy. Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge…

DU journalism dept celebrates 54th anniv Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) Department of Dhaka University, the country's oldest discipline in journalism studies, on Tuesday celebrated its 54th founding anniversary with a call for mass media to resist militancy. A colorful procession, led by…