Three members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire in Chitashal area of Bandar upazila in Narayanganj early yesterday, reports UNB. The injured are Raihan Miji, 30, his wife Maya Begum and their daughter Mariam, 2. Maya’s father, Md Makbul Hossain, said there was a leak in the gas supply…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday caught a land official in Mymensingh red-handed while taking bribe. A six-member ACC team, led by its director Nasim Anwar, arrested assistant officer of Rampur union land office in Tarakanda upazila Ratan Kishore Das from his office on Tuesday afternoon,…

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) yesterday seized a  car worth around Tk60 lakh from city’s Chatteshwari Road on charge…

Election Commission (EC) yesterday asked the registered political parties to submit the name of persons who would nominate the aspiring mayoral candidates for the upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls within seven days of announcing the schedule.   The EC on Monday announced the schedule…

RAJSHAHI: A case has been filed against a teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) under section 57 over spreading fake and deceptive information about the university on social media, reports UNB. Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Motihar Police Station, said Professor Entajul Haque, registrar of the university,…

Newly appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia Maj Gen Azmal Kabir made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban yesterday, reports UNB. Mentioning that excellent bilateral relations exist between Bangladesh and Indonesia, the president said there is scope to expand the trade and…

SAVAR: Muggers looted Tk 3 lakh from a couple at gunpoint at Majidpur under Savar municipality yesterday, reports UNB. Sources said Shamim Miah, 30, and his wife Bithi Akter, 21, of Shahibagh area withdrew Tk 3 lakh from Savar branch of Eastern Bank at noon. A group of miscreants astride two motorcycles…

A leading environmental group yesterday observed that the little or no implementation of anti-polythene drive has been bringing back the uses of polythene shopping bags again in the country, reports BSS. The Save the Environment, better known as PABA, in a press release said the very production, uses,…

RAJSHAHI:  A total of 76 bird lovers received awards here for the first time in the country for their laudable contribution towards creating safe habitat and breeding places of birds and other wildlife conservation, reports BSS. Wildlife Center under Department of Forest and Department of Wildlife…

Female student goes missing  A female student of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) has reportedly gone missing for the last eight days. The missing student was identified as Oishee Hamom, an Honours 4th year student of the Fisheries Department and daughter of Sonaton Hamom, hailing from Kamalganj…

CU golden jubilee celebration begins Nov 18 CHITTAGONG: Chittagong University (CU) is going to celebrate its 50 years of founding anniversary on Friday and Saturday in a befitting manner. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the two-day golden jubilee celebration through a video conference while…