President Abdul Hamid on Sunday asked the Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission to take effective steps to resolve the ongoing land disputes in the hilly region so that its development potential could be tapped, reports UNB. The President came up with the instruction when Chairman…

Charges were framed against 10 accused, including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana, yesterday for violating building code in constructing Rana Plaza that collapsed in 2013, killing at least 1,129 people, reports UNB. The charges were pressed yesterday afternoon with the court of Dhaka Divisional Special…

GAZIPUR: The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against MA Mannan, the suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) and an adviser to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, for misappropriating Tk 7.18 crore, reports UNB. Md Shamsur Alam, deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Commission,…

Noted sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid was laid to eternal rest at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard following his namaz-e-janaza at Dhaka University…

The teacher representative election of Dhaka University (DU) Senate will be held at Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban on the campus today. Two panels --- pro-AL blue panel and BNP-Jamat backed white panel will vie for senate post where around 1600 voters will cast their votes. Election commissioner,…

SYLHET: Police arrested a young man from the city on Saturday night on charge of posting derogatory remarks on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on social media site Facebook, reports UNB. Officer-in-charge (investigation) Kamal Hossain of Bishwanath Police Station said they arrested Faizul Islam, son of…

SYLHET: Several hours after enforcing an indefinite strike in Sylhet division to press home their five-point demand, transport workers postponed it yesterday afternoon, reports UNB. Sylhet Transport Workers' Union President Selim Ahmed Falik said they took the decision after a meeting with Sylhet…

Former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga will deliver a lecture here on democracy and good governance on Tuesday, reports UNB. Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) will host the event titled ‘Reconciling Divided Societies, Building Democracy…

CHITTAGONG: The much-awaited Muradpur-Lalkhan Bazar flyover in the port city will be opened to traffic before Eid-ul-Fitr nearly half a year ahead of…

SYLHET: A three-member committee was formed on Sunday to probe into the death of a former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in police custody at Jaintapur police station in the district, reports UNB. Ex BCL leader Nazrul Islam Babu, 32, also former employee of Jaintapur upazila administration…

The Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General (OCAG) organised a cultural programme at Main Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the…

RUET goes on vacation from today RAJSHAHI: The academic activities of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) will remain closed from May 22 to July 1, 2017 due to summer vacation, Ramadan, Shab-e-Kadar and Eid-ul-Fitr. Acting registrar of RUET Prof Mosharaf Hossain signed a press release…

Fire at Shamoly Square doused  A fire that broke out at a Shamoly Square in the capital’s Shamoly bus stand area was brought under control on Sunday morning. “The fire erupted on the sixth floor of the 12-storey building around 11 am. On information, three units of Fire Service and…