The 5th death anniversary of renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier will be observed today, reports UNB. Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, Traeque Masud Memorial Centre and quarterly literature magazine ‘Uthon’ (Yard) have chalked out elaborate programmes on the occasion.…

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit yesterday suspended its two activists for their alleged involvement in planting Marijuana (hemp) trees in their hall room. A press release signed by JU unit BCL president Mahmudur Rahman Jony and General Secretary Razib Ahmed Rasel…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday night arrested a former manager of Sonali Bank main branch in Bagerhat district from Nur Nagar area in Khulna city for misappropriating around Tk 4.50 crore, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 55, of Chakshri village in…

Supreme Court authority is going to organise a blood donation programme on August 15 marking the National Mourning Day. The apex court authority will also provide free legal assistant to the poor litigants on the whole day at the Legal Aid office situated on the Supreme Court premise. The apex court…

Notwithstanding a High Court (HC) ban on plying of battery-operated three-wheelers in the city area, the Barisal City Corporation (BCC) has started renewing…

Chittagong:  Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive rescued two schoolgirls, who were abducted by miscreants from Brahmanbaria district, from Ambagan area under Khulshi thana in the city on Thursday night, reports UNB. The rescued girls were Fatema Akhter, 14, and Soma Devnath, residents of Kulikundo…

SYLHET: Terming the militants as enemies of the country finance minister AMA Muhith urged the freedom fighters to remain alert about the militants and terrorists, reports BSS. "Militants are the enemy of the country and they must be resisted socially," said the minister while inaugurating…

A shipping ministry meeting on Thursday called for paying wages and festival allowances ofgarment workers by September 5 ahead of the forthcoming Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS. The shipping ministry held the meeting at Motijheel in the capital to ensure safe and smooth journeys on the waterways during the…

Seminar on militancy, terrorism held at JnU   A seminar titled ‘Roles of Islam in Preventing Militancy and Terrorism: context BD’ was held at the central auditorium of Jagannath University (JnU) on Thursday, says a press release.  JnU Islamic Studies Department and Haqqani Anjuman…