The International Crimes Tribunal on Monday set December 11 to give its judgment whether it will accept six charges against eight alleged war crimes suspects of Mymensingh, including Jatiya Party MP MA Hannan and his son Rafique Sazzad, reports UNB. The ICT fixed the date after hearing the arguments…

A  Dhaka court will deliver its verdict on November 6 in a case filed against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmin Jahan Nittya for torturing their domestic help Mahfuza Akhter Happy, 11. Judge Tanjina Ismail of Woman and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal- 5 fixed the date after…

Investigators yesterday hinted that they will submit chargesheet against Popular Diagnostic staff Hasibur Rahman Sumon in a case filed in connection with filming a patient who was on a toilet, very soon. As the remand was ended yesterday, the accused would be produced before the court today (Tuesday)…

RAJSHAHI: Construction of necessary infrastructures of Varendra Silicon City is going to start by next year and requisite process has almost been completed to this end, reports BSS. “Taka 46 crore has been allocated and the implementation work will be started through inviting tender,” said…

RAJSHAHI: Police arrested a man on charge of attempting to rape a four-year-old girl in Sosthitola area of the city on Sunday evening, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Jahid, 40, construction worker and son of Ismail, a resident of Sadipur village in Charghat upazila of the district. Shahdat…

icddr,b’s emeritus scientist Dr Md Sirajul Islam has received this year’s ‘Rotary SEED Award 2016’ by the Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka, says a press release.  Environmental microbiologist Dr Islam’s breakthrough discovery of Phytoplankton - mainly the blue green…

National Youth Day will be observed across the country today in a befitting manner, reports BSS. This year the theme of the day is “Self employed youth force, foundation of the sustainable development”. The government and non-government organizations have taken elaborate programmes to mark…

Gazipur: Police recovered the hanging body of a young man in Machhimpur area in Tongi area of Gazipur city on Monday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Bayezid Talukder, 28, a hawker in the area. Abul Khayer, sub-inspector of Tongi Police Station, said Bayezid went into hiding after…

CHITTAGONG: The authority of the Bangladesh Railway (BR) in a drive yesterday evicted over 100 establishments built in both sides of railway tracks at Janali Hat railway station in the city’s Chandgaon Thana, reports BSS.  Divisional Estate Officer of BR, Eastern Zone, Ishrat Reza led the…

The government has taken a project to develop the living standard of marginal communities like blacksmiths, potters, barbers and circumcisers, reports UNB. Talking to UNB, State Minister for Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed said the project, titled ‘Development of the Living Standard of the Marginal…

The 1st round (institution level) of Skills Competition (SC) 2016 organised by selected 162 institutions and supported by Skills and Training Enhancement Project (STEP) was held across the country on Sunday, says a press release. STEP is a project that is being implemented by Directorate of Technical…

500 drinking water fountains to be set up in DSCC: Mayor Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon yesterday said some 500 drinking water fountains will be set up in important places of the city along with modern public toilets, reports UNB. The DSCC mayor made the announcement…

RU convocation registration begins Nov 3 RAJSHAHI:  The online registration for the 10th convocation of Rajshahi University (RU) will begin on November 3 and will continue till November 30. The former students who completed their Masters, MBBS, BDS, MPhil and PhD degrees from 2001 to 2014 (four…