Students of Home Economics College yesetdray staged demonstrations on Azimpur Road, disrupting vehicular movement for three hours to press home their various demands, including the one for declaring the college as a Dhaka University institution, reports UNB. A group of students took to the streets in…

Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested four suspected drug peddlers, including two women, along with one kilogram heroin from different places in the capital on Friday, reports UNB.   The arrestees were Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman alias Bakul, Mahammad Jahurul Islam, Mita Begum and Jahanara.…

The Jahangirangar University (JU) authorities have admitted 200 first-year male students to Biswa Kabi Rabindranath Tagore Hall for the 2016-17 academic session, but are unable to accommodate them as the building’s construction remains incomplete. A visit to the university revealed that most inside…

A three-day conference of South Asian and neighboring countries police chiefs' will begin at Sonargaon Hotel in the capital today, reports BSS The conference on regional co-operation in curving violent extremism and other transnational crime will conclude on March 14.  Representatives from…

A man was beaten to death allegedly by mob suspecting him a robber in Venda Chowdhury Para area of Chittagong on Friday. The deceased was identified as Md Babul 40, son Abdur Rashid under Bandar Police Station in the city.  A case was lodged yesterday with Bandar Police Station in this connection.…

The Dol Purnima Utsab, a festival of colours of the Hindu community, will be celebrated today the country with due religious fervour and befitting manner. The festival also known as Holi will start from the morning and will continue till the afternoon. The people of Hindu community will celebrate the…

A police constable has been suspended after a suspected thief allegedly managed to flee from the custody at Barisal kotwali police station. Assistant Commissioner of Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP) Asaduzzaman confirmed this on Friday afternoon and said police were currently attempting to rearrest…

RAJSHAHI:  Educationists at a workshop yesterday urged the post-graduation students to search and avail the scopes of higher education in foreign universities for their capacity building to face the existing challenges of 21st century, reports BSS.  In the present era of globalization, students…

An outsider was held with drugs from a dormitory of Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital yesterday. During a drive, police searched a number of rooms of FM Noor-Ur-Rafi Intern Doctors Hostel and arrested an outsider Alamgir Hosen, hailing from Nalcity upazia under Jhalakathi district.…

GAZIPUR: An unidentified teenage girl died falling into a manhole at bypass intersection in Gazipur city yesterday morning, reports UNB. Md Jakir Hossain, sub-inspector of Joydebpur Police Station, said the girl was waiting for a bus standing on the slab of the manhole around 9:15 am yesterday. At one…

Praava Health is going to launch its first outpatient health centre molecular cancer diagnostics (PCR) lab in Dhaka this summer, featuring family doctors and diagnostics, says a press release.  It will be the country’s first PCR lab, which is being set up under the leadership of Dr Zaheed…

Nari Unnayan Shakti organised a long lasting insecticides nets distribution programme at Enayetpur High School of Hathazari upazila in Chittagong district yesterday, says a pres release. Water Resource Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud was the chief guest while Dr Afroja Parvin, executive director…

The 100th birth anniversary of eminent poet Ahsan Habib was observed yesterday through various programmes on Friday afternoon. The programmes included…

EU 5th convocation today The 5th convocation of Eastern University (EU) will be held today at 10.30 am in the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), says a press release.  Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahir will confer the degree on behalf of the President and Chancellor of EU. …