GAZIPUR: A court here yesterday sentenced two people to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a garment worker in 2014, reports UNB. The condemned convicts are Mohammad Kalam, 30, and Iqbal Hossain, 22, while the lifers are Mokhles, 19, and Latif, 25, of Bormi area in Sreepur upazila.…

Detectives arrested an alleged drug dealer and recovered 6,000 pierces of contraband yaba tablets from North Basabo area in the capital on Monday evening. The arrested drug peddler was identified as Mohammad Hasan, 24. Sources at the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said a special…

Teachers and students of Dhaka University yesterday observed August 23 as 'Black Day' in memory of the 'inhuman, sad and condemnable' attack on the university's teachers, students and officials on August 20-23, 2007, during the military-backed caretaker government rule.  With…

The High Court is set to deliver its judgment on August 30 on a writ petition challenging the legality of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) 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 after a hearing on the…

The 12th death anniversary of Ivy Rahman, former president of Bangladesh Mahila Awami League and wife of late President Zillur Rahman, will be observed…

 SYLHET: A case was filed against 35 men, including leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), in connection with an attack on police in Ambarkhana area of the city on Monday, reports UNB. Shahin Mia, sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station, filed the case against 20 identified BCL…

Mobile App, namely, "Managing Violence Against Women and Children" will be launched today at Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) auditorium in the capital, reports BSS.  State Minister for Women and Children Affairs, Meher Afroze Chumki will be the chief guest in the app inauguration programme…

A portion of the abandoned century-old Surendra Bhavan Chhatrabas, a building of male student hostel of Barisal Govt Brojo Mohun College, has been collapsed…

GAZIPUR: At least 10 people, including nine students and a police officer, were injured in a clash between students and police at Mirerbazar in the city on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. Locals said students of Harbaid High School brought out a procession in the morning and blocked the Tongi-Ghorashal…

National workshop on Preparation of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) for admission test of public universities was held at UGC auditorium yesterday, says a press release.  UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan graced the function as the chief guest. Professor Dr Dil Afroza Begum, member, UGC presided…

BSMMU to open 5 more new departments for patients Five more new full-fledged new departments will be opened at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) with a view to creating more facilities for the patients, said a BSMMU press release in the capital on Monday. The proposed new departments…

4 factories fined for pollution The Department of Environment on Monday fined Taka 19.90 lakh to four dying, edible, rice bran factories and a brick kiln for creating environmental pollution through releasing liquid waste directly to open environment in Bogra, Chittagong, Bagerhat and Dhaka , said a…