The MBBS students of University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) yesterday demonstrated again on the campus as they did not get any confirmation about their registration. The university’s Pro vice-chancellor Professor Nurul Absar and the registrar Badrul Amin Bhuiyan resigned from their…

The Election Commission has taken additional measures to complete the distribution of 90 million smart national identity (NID) cards among voters across…

A court here on Monday placed, two alleged militants – Md Hasan and Md Jshim Uddin -- arrested from Comilla, on a 14-day remand in three cases. They were put on a ten-day remand in two cases filed under the Anti-terrorism Act (in each case for five-day) while four-day in another case filed under…

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Obaidul Khan, the lone accused in Willes Little Flower School and College student Suraiya Akhter Risha…

A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in the capital's Mirpur area early Monday, reports UNB. Acting on secret information, a team of Detective Branch (DB) conducted the drive at Bhashantek near Dewanpara Lohar Bridge around 2am, said DC DB (West zone) Md Sajjadur…

Police yesterday arrested noted poet and singer Shahabuddin Nagari in a case lodged over murder of businessman in the capital, reports BSS. “New Market Police picked up Nagari from Nikunja area in the capital early yesterday. He along with others was booked over the murder of businessman Nurul…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday set May 7 to frame charges in the crimes against humanity case against four alleged Razakars from Moulvibazar. “Today was fixed for passing the order. But the Justice Anwarul Haque, chairman of the two-member panel of the ICT-1, reset the date…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against a suspended district unit Awami League for allegedly accumulating wealth illegally. ACC deputy director Sheikh Abdus Salam filed the case against Mokarram Miah Babu with the capital’s Ramna Model Police Station, ACC spokesman…

RAJSHAHI: Historic Mujibnagar Day was observed here today with befitting manner, reports BSS. On April 17 in 1971, Bangladesh government-in-exile took oath at Baidyanathtala mango grove in Meherpur, in the then Kushtia district. Marking the day, a discussion meeting was held at Shilpakala Academy auditorium…

A Barisal court on Sunday afternoon sentenced a man for killing his landlady.  The man was identified as Miraj Bepari, a tenant of the victim. Rafikul Islam, judge of tribunal for preventing crime against public safety, handed down this verdict in presence of the convict Miraj Bepari. The court…

RANGPUR: Community clinics have earned public confidence through conducting safe deliveries in rural areas in the district side by side with providing cost free health services and medicines to the common people, reports BSS. According to Civil Surgeon Office sources, a total of 310 community clinics…

Fire at TCB building put out A fire broke out at Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) building in the capital’s Karwan Bazar area on Monday morning and it was extinguished within 30 minutes. Fire service sources said the fire broke out from the ground floor of the building around 7:40am. On…

DUET admission test May 21 GAZIPUR: Admission tests of BSc Engineering and Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) programmes under academic session 2016-17 of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) will be held on May 21. The application process for the admission test has started from April…