A High Court bench yesterday issued a rule asking the Election Commission and government to explain why the schedule for holding the Zila Parishad election on December 28 should not be declared illegal. This is the second HC rule on the EC and government over the issue.  In the rule, the court…

RANGPUR: Patients at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) continue to suffer for the third consecutive day on Thursday as interns observed an indefinite strike protesting attack on a fellow intern and also the president of Intern Doctors’ Association on the campus. The authorities have yet…

CHITTAGONG:  A court here yesterday sent two convicts in Commodore Ghulam Rabbani murder case to jail after they surrendered before it, reports UNB. The convicts are Abu Naser Chowdhury, 72, former general manager of Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ), and Md Selim, 48.  Speedy Trial Tribunal…

A 15-year-old boy died allegedly after some torturers pumped air from a compressor into his anus at a spinning mill in Narayanganj on Wednesday night, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Yeamin, a worker of a spinning mill and son of Shajahan in Araihazar upazila. Sub-Inspector Bachchu Miah,…

A sitting judge of the High Court Justice JN Deb Choudhury died of cancer at Square Hospital in Dhaka yesterday afternoon. He was 51. Attorney General…

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday called upon the young generation to raise their voice against corruption upholding human values, reports UNB. TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman came up with the call at a prize distribution ceremony at its office in the capital. “The…

Workers Party of Bangladesh Rajshahi city and Zila unit organized a meeting and colorful victory procession in Rajshahi on Thursday morning. Like every…

The Rural Development and Co-operatives Division has decided to undertake a project for providing hassle free passengers services on motorbike through its countrywide associations, reports BSS. "The government has asked cooperatives concerned to include 10 associations each for the capital and…

CHITTAGONG: Two suspected robbers were injured in a gunfight between their cohorts and police at Mohra in Chandgaon area of the port city Chittagong early Thursday, reports UNB. The identities of the victims could not be known yet. Police said suspecting the movement of a private car, a patrol team…

First year JU admission begins Sunday SAVAR: The authority of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has reset December 18 to start admission into first year honors course under the academic session 2016-17.       The enrolment of successful candidates in admission tests was scheduled to be started…