A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday challenging the legality of holding the first-ever direct elections for the Zila Parishad (district council) slated for December 28. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Eunus Ali Akond filed the petition with the related branch of the HC challenging…

A court in Dhaka yesterday issued warrants for the arrest of 30 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, including BNP vice-chairman Barkatullah Bulu, in a violence case filed in 2014 with Paltan Police Station, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed…

A convicted criminal escaped from a toilet of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) outdoor department yesterday after he was released from the hospital. According to Sub Inspector Bacchu Mia, in-charge of the DMCH police camp, the criminal was identified as Sohel, 40. He claimed that Sohel escaped…

The Officers’ Association of Jahangirnagar University (JU) observed work abstention on the campus yesterday protesting the new office hours that has changed on Sunday.  They also held a rally in front of JU administrative building from 8am to 2pm. The leaders of the officers association said,…

CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation (BSPSF) called off their 24-hour transport strike across five districts in the division at 3 pm today after a meeting with Police Administration, reports BSS. BSPSF President Mohammad Musa said they withdrawn the strike according to the assurance…

RAJSHAHI:  An employee of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) was reportedly stabbed to death at Bulanpur area under Rajpara Police Station in the city yesterday, police and hospital sources said, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Russel Islam, 25, son of Hafizul Islam of Ghoshpara area…

Customs officials yesterday arrested four people with various types of gold ornaments, foreign cigarette, milk powder, chocolates and diapers from Hazrat Shahjalal International airport in the capital, reports BSS. Customs officials recovered the items after searching eight luggages, seized from Green…

Experts today sought a holistic approach to protect children from physical and mental violence, exploitation, child marriage and gender-based discrimination, reports BSS. They also stressed the need for building mass awareness, specially among the media people, to help children to flourish their inner…

Breast cancer diagnosis begins Dec 1 National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) has taken a breast cancer screening programme for detecting breast cancer at earlier stage, said a press release of the institute in the capital yesterday. As per the directives of the Health and Family Welfare…

BU Teachers’ Association gets new body  BARISAL: Md Abdul Kayum, assistant professor of Marketing, and Md Abu Zafar, assistant professor of Geology and Mine science department, were elected as president and secretary of Barisal University Teachers Association respectively. The Kayum-zafar…