Food Minister Qamrul Islam yesterday warned that stern actions will be taken against those who will try to indulge in irregularities while implementing the ‘Food-Friendly Programme’, reports UNB. “No one will be spared if allegation is found, even if they’re the ruling party…

President Abdul Hamid yesterday underscored the need for waging a social movement against militancy and drug abuse, reports UNB. "Drug addiction is misleading the youth and creating a social instability. Apart from that, militancy has become a global problem. We need to wage a social movement against…

A mobile court of Chittagong District Administration on Monday conducting drive at different fish markets in Chittagong fined Tk 30,000 to six fish sellers…

The anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) during an overnight raid arrested three people for their alleged involvement in connection with the killing Mohammad Ali Hossain Malek, a retired professor of Eden Mohila College, murder in the capital. Commanding Officer (CO) of RAB-4 additional…

Full time Bangladeshi students of degree programmes in colleges and universities will be able to submit tourist visa application on October 22 without any prior appointment or e-token, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka announced yesterday. “On Saturday, 22 October, 2016 students (minimum 18…

KHULNA: Police rescued a schoolboy allegedly from the house of a local female Awami League leader in the city on Monday, three months after he went missing, reports UNB. The rescued boy was identified as Asadul Islam, 12, a Class-IV student of Ghugrakathi Government Primary School and son of M Abul…

Police arrested four drug peddlers with six lakh pieces of yaba tablets and a covered van from Jatrabari area in the capital yesterday, reports BSS. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of DMP media wing Mohammad Yusuf Ali told BSS that members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTCU)…

ACC files case against BRTA official Anti Corruption Commission filed a case against an official of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) of Manikganj on Monday evening. Salam Ali Molllah, assistant director of the ACC, filed the case against Md Abdul Hannan, an assistant director of BRTA,…

Workshop on enhancement of teaching quality held RAJSHAHI: A day-long workshop objective to enable the quality of teaching at foundation level courses titled ‘Enhancement of Teaching Quality’ was held at the campus auditorium of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) yesterday.…