Barisal District Bus Owners Association and Barisal District Road Transport Labour Union will go on indefinite transport strike in all routes from Barisal from October 28 if the authority failed to stop plying three-wheeler from the highway with stipulated time.  The decision came from a meeting…

Today is the 52nd birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s youngest son Sheikh Russell, reports BSS. On this day in…

Speakers at a seminar yesterday said the government has enacted Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2009 to empower the people through ensuring their access to information, reports BSS. The RTI has widened people’s access to information, which will help establish their constitutional rights in all…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) yesterday took the war crimes charges brought against eight alleged Razakars from Muktagacha, Mymensingh into cognisance and set December 13 for further hearing the case, reports BSS. “The tribunal set the date for holding indictment hearing. The court…

A man who smuggled eight gold bars inside his rectums was detained by customs officials detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Monday morning, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Morshed Hossain, 30, a resident of Hathajari upazila in Chittagong district. Director…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested an official of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) from Gazipur in a graft case. An ACC team, led by its director Syed Iqbal Hossain, arrested BRTA assistant director Md Abdul Hannan from BRTA’s Gazipur Office, ACC public relations…

CHITTAGONG: Police today recovered the body of a jewellery employee from the city’s Terry Bazar area, reports BSS. The body was identified as Anjan Dhar, 35, hailed from Jaldi village under Banshkhali upazila of the district. Being informed, Kotowali police recovered the body of Anjan which bore…

The human chain programme scheduled to be held today in all educational institutions across the country protesting the recent violence against women was postponed, reports UNB. Besides, the awareness meeting which was scheduled to be held on October 20 in the educational institutions was also postponed.…

RANGPUR: Experts at a discussion have stressed on adaptation to climate change, evolving time-befitting cropping patterns and newer technologies to keep agricultural output increasing for ensuring food security, reports BSS. They made these observations at the post-rally discussion held on Town Hall…

A lesson learned sharing was held at the CIRDAP auditorium in the capital yesterday, says a press release.  The meeting was organised by Bangladesh Knowledge Management Initiative (BKMI) - a project implemented by Bangladesh Centre for Communication Programmes (BCCP) and Johns Hopkins Centre for…

SYLHET: Police arrested Saddam Hossain alias Tiger Saddam, the prime accused of journalist Fateh Osmani murder case, from Bandar Bazar area beside Hasan Market in the city on Sunday night, reports UNB. Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested Saddam, said sub-inspector…

DAB leader Dr Dolon arrested Police last night arrested Dr Kazi Mazharul Islam Dolon, BNP central executive committee member and also leader of Doctor Association of Bangladesh (DAB), from a house of Dhanmondi area in the capital. Officer-in-Charge of Kalabagan Police Station Yasir Arafat told BSS that…

73rd Orientation Programme held at IUBAT  The Department of Economics of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAAS), International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT University) organised 73rd Orientation Programme for the freshmen of Fall Semester 2016 on Sunday at the university…