A man confessed before a court in Sylhet city yesterday that he had killed his six-month old daughter at Ghungadia village in Beanibazar upazila, reports UNB. Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila recorded the statement of Ujjal Ahmed, father of victim Tahiya, under section 164 of the…

Police yesterday morning recovered the body of a businessman from the city’s Bepari Para area after 20 hours of his reported missing.  Jalal Uddin Sultan, 47, son of late Sultan Ahmed of Gosaildanga area in the city, went missing at around 2pm on Saturday.   Police recovered his body…

The overuse and misuse of antibiotics are key factors contributing to antibiotic resistance, which eventually is causing harmful impact on human health, health experts said yesterday, reports BSS. Without doctor's prescription, no one should take antibiotics as its rampant use may increase chances…

Rafsan Rahman Rubel, the prime accused in the Garo woman gang rape case, made his confessional statement before a court in the capital on Sunday, reports UNB. Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury recoded his statement after BM Mamun, sub-inspector of Badda Police Station and also the…

A software engineer allegedly committed suicide yesterday night in the capital’s Mohammadpur area. The victim was identified as Mehedi Hasan, a resident of house no 14/5 of Bachhila Uttarpara. Sub Inspector Sumit Kumar Saha of Mohammadpur Police Station recovered the body on Sunday morning. Mehedi,…

A six years old baby was allegedly raped in the capital’s Lalbagh area on Saturday. Police arrested Fuyad Hossain, 25, a field worker of Sajeda Foundation. Admitting the incident, Inspector Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Lalbagh Police Station said, Kamrul Islam, father of the baby girl, filed…

RAJSHAHI: Frequent smoking at public places including railway stations, markets and other amusement areas has been posing a serious threat to the public health I the city, reports BSS. The smokers don’t abide by the laws and are polluting the surrounding environment besides annoying the non-smokers.…

The 17th death anniversary of legendary poet, political activist and torchbearer of women’s emancipation Sufia Kamal was observed across the country yesterday.    Different social and cultural organisations have chalked out various programmes to observe the day. Sufia Kamal was also…

The Westin Dhaka, in association with High Commission of India in Bangladesh, Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh, Transcom Beverages Ltd. and Jet Airways…

Three fake DB men arrested  Members of the Detective Branch (DB) arrested three fake DB members from Model Town Area in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday afternoon. The arrestees were identified as M Sajal, 30, M Soleman, 25, and Shapan, 18. Officer-in-charge of the DB of Dhaka…

Reunion of ULAB Alumni held  University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) celebrated reunion titled ‘ULAB Alumni Homecoming 2016’ on ULAB campus at Mohammadpur in the capital on Friday, says a press release.  It was a reunion of the former students of ULAB with a twist of Cricket…