RANGPUR: A court here has sentenced two siblings, including a husband, to death for murdering a housewife for dowry in village Kazipara of Soyar union under Taraganj upazila in the district about 14 years ago, reports BSS. Additional District and Session Judge of Rangpur Court-2 Abu Jafar Md Kamruzzaman…

CHITTAGONG: Members of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested Mumin Majumdar, a customs intelligence officer, from the city's Agrabad area for accumulating wealth illegally, reports UNB.Mumin Majumdar was arrested from the area in the morning, said Mohiuddin Selim, officer-in-charge…

Despite receiving treatment at specialised diabetic centres, most of the diabetic patients in Bangladesh have no proper knowledge about controlling the disease and medication use, says a new study of icddr,b. Principal Investigator Dr Shariful Islam, a senior research investigator from the non-communicable…

RAJSHAHI: Climate change is becoming a threat to public health in both rural and urban environment and development that arises due to climate change needs to be considered in the overall risk management framework, reports BSS. All the vulnerability issues need to be brought under comprehensive risk…

RAJSHAHI: Veterinary and animal scientists and researchers at a discussion unequivocally called for a substantial and sustainable  promotion of the region's livestock sector through removing its existing problems to cut protein deficiency, reports BSS. They observed that the contribution of…

World Metrology Day will be observed in the country today as elsewhere across the globe, reports UNB. The theme of the day this year is Measurements for Transport. President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu have issued separate messages on this occasion.…

SYLHET: Police arrested two traders of a market in Bandarbazar area of the city on Thursday night in a case filed under ICT Act, reports UNB. The arrestees are Inam Bin Siddik and Shah Anhar Islam, owners of 'Katib Media' of the market. Anup Kumar, sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station, said…

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Thursday announced a 243-member full-fledged committee for its Chittagong University (CU) unit, reports UNB. Khurshed Alam has been made its president while Shohidul Islam its general secretary, said a press release on Thursday. JCD president Rajib Ahsan and general secretary…

Sheikh Russel digital lab opens at DU Sheikh Russel Digital Lab was inaugurated at mass communication and journalism department of Dhaka University (DU) on Thursday with the help of ICT Division of the government. Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the lab at 3pm while Prof Mofizur…