Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu yesterday said militant activities are now under full control of law enforcers, reports UNB. The minister made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a meeting of the cabinet committee on law and order. Amu, also the chief of the committee, said the government…

SYLHET: College student Khadiza Akter, who has been undergoing treatment at Savar Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) hospital after…

SYLHET: A court here on Thursday fixed February 26 for delivering the verdict in a case filed against industrialist Ragib Ali and five others, including his son and daughter, for misappropriating money through grabbing the endowment property of Tarapur Tea Estate, reports UNB. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…

Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP arrested Irad Ahmed Siddique, son of former BNP standing committee member Chowdhury Tanveer Ahmed Siddique, from Airport area in the capital in connection with a case filed under the ICT Act early Thursday, reports UNB. Tipped off,…

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki yesterday said the government has embarked on a Taka 250 crore project to make nearly 2 crore women financially self-reliant, reports BSS. The Women and Children Affairs Ministry has taken an Income Generating Activity (IGA) project with…

Dhaka University authority will distribute academic costumes among the intending participants of the university's 50th Convocation between February 28 and March 2 as convocation will be held on March 4, reports BSS. The intending participants will have to collect their costumes from Arts Faculty…

RAJSHAHI: The Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is implementing various development projects to improve the city’s road network involving around Taka 981.35 crore, reports BSS. According to the city corporation officials, many of the projects have already been implemented, while some others are…

RAJSHAHI: Student councils have been formed in 8989 primary schools with direct voting yesterday to make the students respectful toward democratic practice and values from childhood, reports BSS. The government took the initiative to form a seven-member 'Student Council' in every primary school…

A foreign sailor was burn to death after receiving burn injuries at a container vessel at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port on Wednesday reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Barsef Kayes, a Ukraine national. Sources said the sailor received burn injuries from the boiler machine while working…

Project meeting held An inception meeting of the project ‘Empowering Vulnerable for four slums by building everyday and disaster risk’ jointly organised by Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh and Caritas Bangladesh was held at MAWTS Auditorium, Pallabi, Mirpur in the capital yesterday, says…

University Day programme ends at BU  BARISAL: The two-day programme of ‘University Day’ marking the 6th founding anniversary of Barisal University (BU) ended on the campus yesterday afternoon. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid addressed the second day’s programme as the chief…