Police arrested four suspected leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), a student wing of Jammat-e-Islami, from Shahid Habibur Rahman Hall of Rajshahi University yesterday.  The detainees were Shaheed Habibur Rahman unit Shibir president and masters student Philosophy department; Abu…

Owing to shortage of teachers in the management studies department of Rajshahi University (RU), academic activities are being severely hampered. Some teachers of 31 departments, including the management department, and teachers of two institutes have gone abroad for research and higher studies. Teachers…

KHULNA: A court yesterday sentenced a private clinic ward boy to death for killing the hospital owner, Dr Gauranga Chandra Das, in the city in 2013, reports UNB. The condemned convict was identified as Russell Dhali, son of M Iktar Dhali of Ghosgati village in Dighalia upazila of the district. According…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested a contractor of Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTC) from the capital in a graft case, reports UNB. Deputy assistant director Meftahul Jannat of Dhaka zila office arrested contractor (Motijheel Bus Depot) Md Enamul Haque, ACC public relations…

CHITTAGONG: The court here yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for possessing and peddling heroin, reports BSS.  The Metropolitan Session Judge Mohammad Shehe Nur delivered the judgment convicting Mohammad Harun, hailed from Devidar upazila of Comilla district.  The court also…

SYLHET: Three local leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in an attack at Tilagar in the city on Monday night, reports UNB. The injured were identified as Rajon Chowdhury, a former BCL leader and president of 'Shapla Sangha', a local social organisation, and two…

Three people were killed in a road accident in Rahmatpur area under Airport thana of Barisal metropolitan yesterday morning.  The accident took place when a driver of a Barisal-bound private car lost his control over the steering and the car collided with a roadside tree at 5:30am.  Among…

RAJSHAHI: Forty-nine drug peddlers of Char Shampur area under Motihar police station Rajshahi city yesterday returned to normal life and promised that…

CHITTAGONG: At least nine dwelling houses were gutted  at Benaijuri ward no-four of Raozan upazila of the district early  yesterday, reports BSS.  Fire Service and police sources said the fire broke out at a house at  around 3.20am and soon engulfed the adjacent houses. Sources said…

Two coaching centres fined  Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) fined two coaching centres at Mirpur in the capital Tk 3.50 lakh on Monday for making the city dirty as it launched its drive against illegal banners, festoons and posters. DNCC Chief Waste Management Officer Commodore Abdur Razzak…

Dr Fayequzzaman joins as KU VC KHULNA: Prof Md Fayequzzaman took charge as Vice-Chancellor of Khulna University for second time on Monday. Earlier, treasurer of KU Khan Atiar Rahman received the newly appointed VC with a bouquet of flowers and teachers, officers and employees welcomed him at Shaheed…