RAJSHAHI: A madrasha teacher has been jailed for three months on Monday on charge of sexually harassing a girl student of the madrasha in the district, reports BSS. The convict has been identified as Abdul Aziz, 49, a teacher of Mondanpur Women Dakhil Madrasha under Bagmara Upazila. On information,…

The biggest religious festival for the Hindu community Durga Puja ended in Rajshahi and Barisal yesterday with the immersion of idols in the city. The Hindu devotees of the city joined traditional Bijoya Dashami procession from various temples and Mandaps under the auspices of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan…

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday said Bangladesh will derive the benefit of stopping river pollution by 2018 since the government has started taking stern actions against the polluters, reports UNB. “A monitoring committee has already been formed to check river pollution. Bangladesh Navy…

Unidentified miscreants stabbed to death a former vice-principal of Eden University College at a under construction building at Banani DOHS area in the capital. Slain Ali Hossain Malik,70, was staying at a house no 53/A of the area, police said. Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Vashantek Police Station…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said National Mental Health Act- 2016 would be enacted soon to ensure the rights of mental patients across the country, reports BSS. "The draft of the National Mental Health-2016 has been completed and we will soon place it before the…

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested an arms trader with firearms and two rounds of bullets from Kadamtali area under Doublemooring thana in the city yesterday, reports BSS. The arrested was identified as Mohammad Robiul Hossain,26, son of Tamij Uddin, hailed from Laksham upazila…

Md Imam Hossain, who completed his Masters of Business Administration (MBA), is suffering from cancer.  He is now undergoing treatment in India,…

British Council delegation calls on education minister  A delegation of British Council led by its Deputy Director Jim Scarth on Monday called on Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid at the ministry office in the capital. During the meeting, the delegation informed the minister about their initiatives…

Two-day orientation programme held at United International University A two-day orientation programme for the newly admitted students of Fall 2016 trimester of United International University (UIU) was held at the UIU auditorium recently, says a press release. Newly admitted students in the School…