Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested the prime suspect in the sensational Urmi murder case from the capital's Bangshal area on Saturday, reports UNB. The detectives also recovered a knife, which was used to kill Urmi, a mobile phone set and a tab, which were being used…

Second Bhairab railway bridge over the Meghna River is expected to be opened in April next to lessen travel time between Dhaka and Chittagong, reports BSS. "The 982.20 meter railway bridge over the Meghna River will ease rail communication between Dhaka and Chittagong," Railways Minister M…

Two years and seven months old Snigdha got admitted to Dhaka Shishu (Child) Hospital with multiple complexities and the doctor referred her to Neuroscience Hospital (NH). Prescribing necessary treatment, the doctors of the NH sent Snigdha to Child Development Centre (CDC), reports BSS. Snigdha’s…

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday upheld a High Court order that stayed proceedings of a graft case against BNP leader Mirza Abbas, reports BSS. "A four-member apex court panel headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order while dismissing a leave to appeal…

SAVAR: The students of Environmental Science department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) under the banner of ‘Paribesh Forum’ formed a human…

The government today gave posting to 79 newly-appointed assistant judges, asking them to join their respective offices through the concerned district and sessions’ judges on January 22, reports BSS. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry issued the notification in this regard yesterday,…

Professor Afzalur Rahman, a noted interventional cardiologist of the country, has been given the charge of the director (acting) of the National Institute…

Police detained five people along with 22,000 yaba tablets from Bayezid and Agrabad area of Chittagong city on Saturday night. The detainees--Apan Mazumder, 35, Deepak Das, 38, Md Selim Uddin, 40, Md Rafiq, 28, and Shirin Sultana, 28.  Police also seized two cars which were used to carry drugs.…

Journalists of the country will hold demonstrations on January 18 demanding immediate announcement of ninth wage board for both print and electronic media, reports BSS. In a meeting of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) executive committee yesterday at National Press Club with BFUJ president…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday set March 22 for submitting investigation report in the crimes against humanity case against former Pakistani army captain Muhammad Shahidullah, reports BSS. "The two-member tribunal set March 22 accepting a time plea submitted from the prosecution,"…

Dense fog partially paralysed the life in Barisal and its adjacent areas with massive disruption of water and road communications causing untold sufferings…

RAJSHAHI: A forestry project is being implemented here with the main thrust of checking desertification in the country's northwest region besides conserving biodiversity and other surrounding environment through a massive tree-sapling transplantation, reports BSS. The scheme also intends to promote…

RAJSHAHI: Collective efforts of law-enforcers and communities, including imams and other leaders of influences could be effective means of preventing and eradicating all sorts of terrorism, militancy, terror attacks and drug-addiction, reports BSS. The present government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…

Woman found dead in Rajshahi Police recovered the body of a housewife from her in-laws' house at Shahpur village in Rajshahi on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Sumi Khatun, 24, wife of Mithun, a resident of Shahpur village. Family sources said Sumi, daughter of Asad of Horian…

Seminar on e-Commerce held at ULAB ULAB School of Business (USB) in conjunction with Centre for Enterprise and Society (CES) recently organised a seminar titled ‘e-Commerce in Bangladesh: History and Youth Entrepreneurship Opportunities’ recently at ULAB, says a press release.  The…