CHITTAGONG: A court here yesterday placed an alleged militant couple -- Jahirul Haque alias Jasim and his wife Arijna Begum alias Aklima -- arrested from a ‘militant hideout’ in Sitakunda upazila on a 10-day remand in three cases. Senior Judicial Magistrate Shiblu Kumar Dey passed the order…

The High Court yesterday lifted its earlier order that had stayed the trial proceedings against BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed in the Niko graft case for eight weeks. After final hearing on a rule, the HC bench comprising Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Krishna Debnath yesterday rejected a petition…

President M Abdul Hamid yesterday said scouting can play a very significant role in saving the new generation from fanaticism, communalism, terrorism and militancy, reports UNB. "...no religion allows militancy and terrorism, and scouts can play an important role against the curse of fanaticism,…

Chittagong : A traffic constable was killed as a truck knocked him down at Chaturi Chowmuhuni in Chittagong city on Wednesday morning, reports UNB . Dulal Mahmud, officer-in-charge of Anwara Police Station, said the truck hit constable Zahirul Islam, 50, hailing from Noakhali district, while he was…

Police arrested a Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) student from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET).  He was arrested from Shahidul Islam Hall of RUET around 1am yesterday.  The arrested was identified as Sumon, a third year MBBS student of RMCH and teacher…

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today said the government is working to reach 65 percent technical education aiming to transform Bangladesh into an economically developed country. "We have set a target to reach 20 percent technical and vocational education by 2020," he made the comment…

“After completing my education, I want to be a doctor,” said nine-year-old Mozammel Ovi, a street child. There are hundreds of others like…

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Korea Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) in association with Bangladesh Department of Narcotic Control (DNC) yesterday launched a project titled ‘Illicit Eradication And Advanced Management Through IT (I DREAM it)’ at the office of…

RANGPUR: A court here on Tuesday sentenced a young man to life term rigorous imprisonment till death for abducting, confining and murdering a minor boy after failing to realise ransom here some seven years back, reports BSS. Additional District and Sessions Judge of Court-1 of Rangpur Chand Mohammad…

DU set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh Dhaka University (DU) authorities have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla Calendar Year 1424, on April 14. Different departments, institutes and organisations of the university have undertaken separate programmes…