Customs intelligence officials have seized a robot and some spy and networking devices, imported under false declaration, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in capital, reports UNB. Tipped off, the CIID officials seized a consignment of 24 cartons, weighing 325 kilograms, from airfreight gate…

Some 50 lakh voters in the capital are going to receive smart national identity (NID) cards from October next replacing the existing laminated ones, reports. The Election Commission (EC) has already completed all the necessary preparations to start the distribution of the high security featured cards…

CHITTAGONG: A health worker of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) was detained yesterday for realising extra money from guardians of the children for administering vaccine, reports BSS. Mohammad Morshed Alam, councillor of CCC’s Sholokbohor ward, caught health worker Nazim Uddin red handed from…

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong Medical College (CMC) is going to celebrate its 60 years of founding anniversary amid much festivity and fanfare today, reports BSS. The day-long celebration will begin at 9am with a colourful procession on the campus which will be followed by rally, discussion, reception programme,…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday set November 28 for submitting formal charge against three alleged Razakars from Netrokona, reports BSS. The three accused are Hedayet Ullah Anju, 80, his brother Enayet Ullah Manju, 70, and Sohrab Fakir, 88, of Atpara upazila, Netrokona. Of the three,…

RAJSHAHI: The Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA) has planned to implement some 13 development projects with an estimated cost of around Taka 850 crore with the main thrusts of elevating living and livelihood condition of the city dwellers, reports BSS. According to the RDA sources, six of the projects…

RAJSHAHI: A man was sentenced to death by a court here on  Sunday for killing his wife Shima Khatun in the district around three and half years back, reports BSS. The convict has been identified as Sujan Ali, 30, son of Shamsuddin of Polashbari village under Durgapur Upazila of the district. Two…

KHULNA: About 50 lakhs people of 68 Union of nine upazilas in southern Khulna have been receiving digital service through Union Digital Center (UDC).  A total of 138 people including women, who have received the training on Information Communication and Technology (ICT) with government assistance,…

GAZIPUR: A nine-day ‘central research review and planning workshop-2016’ of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) began on Monday at Kazi Badrudduza Auditorium of the institute, says a press release.  Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury inaugurated the workshop as chief…

RUET to launch advance ICT course RAJSHAHI: The Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) is going to launch advance level course on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in order to make its teachers, officers and employees skilled on the subject. RUET Vice- chancellor Prof…

DMP realises Tk 4.75 lakh fine  Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) traffic department realised Tk 4,75,800 in fine and filed 2800 cases against the owners and drivers of the vehicles on charge of violating traffic rules and regulations in the capital. DMP collected this fined money and filed the cases…