Bangladesh and India yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sustainable development of Rajshahi city, which India often considers as the gateway to Bangladesh, reports UNB. Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Additional Secretary, Economic Relations Department,…

Chairman of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood yesterday called upon the authorities concerned to take united and effective steps to stop the sources of undisclosed money accumulated by corrupt people, reports UNB. As per the country's constitution, nobody is allowed to enjoy ill-gotten…

A schoolgirl of Ten Grade was allegedly raped by her boy friend yesterday in the capital’s Mirpur area. Quoting the family members of the victim, police said, Prince (24), who was a boy friend of the victim brought the schoolgirl to a flat of Mirpur yesterday morning and allegedly raped her. When…

Two persons were killed in separate train accidents in the city yesterday morning, reports BSS. The deceased were Milna Akhtar, 34, wife of Khairul Miah of Kalmakanda upazila in Netrokona while the identity of another person aged around 40 could not be known immediately. The first accident took place…

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrant against 17 leaders and activists of BNP including its standing committee member MK Anwar, reports BSS. Dhaka metropolitan sessions judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah issued the warrant accepting charge sheet in the case lodged under Special Powers Act with capital's…

The burn and plastic surgery department of the Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) has been working relentlessly to tackle a ceaseless stream of burn…

Police arrested six students of Barisal Technical School and College till filing the report over the killing of Sydur Rahman Ridoy, a student of Barisal Abdur Rub Serniabat Government School of the city.  Ridoy, (14), student of class was stabbed to death on the spot at Poresh Sagar field in his…

Seminar on combating drug abuse held at NSU  North South University (NSU) organised a discussion titled ‘Combating Drug Abuse and Corruption in Bangladesh’ at the auditorium yesterday, says a press release. Students of different disciplines participated in this important seminar. The…

RMG worker killed by ‘husband’  A garment worker was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at section-7 of Mirpur in the capital early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Taslima, 32, wife of Nur-E-Alam. She used to live in a rented house at section-7 in Mirpur. Officer-in-charge…