Newly appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner (HC) to   Singapore Mustafizur Rahman made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the capital yesterday afternoon, reports BSS. During the meeting, the president asked the high commissioner to work for strengthening further the existing…

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs Ministry yesterday suggested the government to take necessary measures to bring the real culprits to justice soon to stop the ongoing violence against the women in the society. The committee came up with the recommendation at its 28th…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested two graft suspects, including a Union Parishad secretary, in separate graft cases, reports UNB. ACC deputy director Sheikh Abdus Salam arrested Devdulal Hazra from Dhaka’s Nababganj, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya…

RANGPUR: A court yesterday sentenced a man to life term rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife in village Chetona under Pirganj upazila of the district in 2013, reports BSS. Additional District and Sessions Judge Abu Jafar Md Kamruzzaman of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-2 of Rangpur…

The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) is set to begin its 11th congress today.     The four-day congress will begin at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the capital at 2pm through  organising rally, reports BSS. At the opening day, the leaders and activists of the Communist Party of Bangladesh…

Former cabinet secretary Ali Imam Majumder has jointed the Board of Trustees of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) as its new member, reports UNB. He jointed the 89th meeting of the board on Wednesday, said a TIB press release yesterday. Majumder was elected board member on June 22, 2016.…

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ismail Hossain breathed his last at Apollo Hospital in the capital yesterday morning, a press release said. He was 75, reports BSS. Ismail left behind two daughters, host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death. His Namaz-e-Janaza was held in Shaheed…

A Dhaka court yesterday set January 8 for holding hearing on charge framing against 41 leaders and activists of BNP including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a subversion case. "October 27 was fixed for holding hearing on the matter, but Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Ali Masud…

Chittagong Education Board has completed allout preparations to conduct the Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) examination beginning from November 1, reports BSS. A total of 1, 81, 652 students, including 99,827 female, will sit for JSC examination from 1221 schools under the education board through…

KHULNA: The families who turned up at shelters under a government rehabilitation project in Khulna division are moving away for lack of the promised facilities and income generation opportunities in and around, reports UNB. Sources said the families who have already left the shelters - commonly known…

Nari Unnayan Shakti has organised a training programme on Safe migration, HIV/AIDS prevention for the potential and returnee migrants at NUS’s Training Centre, Banasree, in the capital on Wednesday, says a press release.  Topics of the training session were communication skill development,…

CHITTAGONG: Fire gutted a thread godown in Khowaj Nagar area of west Patiya of the district yesterday, reports BSS.  The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a thread godown of  2nd floor of the 10 storied building owned by Golden Sun Limited in Khowaj  Nagar industrial area…

Broadcast journalism (Television) lab opens at IUB  The Broadcast Journalism (Television) Lab has recently been inaugurated on Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus at Bashundhara in the capital, says a press release. Rashed Chowdhury, chairman of the Board of Trustees, IUB and Prof M…

Barisal ready for Diwali today Swasan Diwali Uthsab, one of the historic festivals, for the Hindu community, will be celebrated in Barisal city today.  The festival will be started at 7:45pm and will be continued up to 8:18pm tomorrow. Hindu community already repaired and furnished graves of their…