Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday told Parliament that the government has initiated a move to amend the Narcotics Control Act, 1990 for making the law tougher and a time-befitting one, reports UNB. “Now works are on to amend the Narcotics Control Act, 1990... death penalty has been suggested…

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday laid emphasis on ending child labour from society through joint efforts saying child labour is a clear violation of child rights, reports UNB. “The existence of child labour means violation of their (children) rights. Child labour must be stopped…

KHUNLA: A freedom fighter was shot to death by miscreants at Rayer Mahal in the city on Wednesday night, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Shahadat Hossain Mollah, 62, also a local Awami league leader and a resident of Rayer Mahal area of the city. Deputy Additional Commissioner of Khulna…

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon all to plant more fruit trees across the country to meet the demand of food and nutrition and attain economic self-reliance, reports BSS. They made the call in separate messages on the occasion of 'Fruit Tree Planting…

Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed said in Dhaka yesterday they would ensure security in the capital and elsewhere across the country for peaceful celebration of the Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS. “RAB has already brought different shopping malls, bus stations, train…

A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned the hearing in two graft cases against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others till June 22 accepting a time plea…

CHITTAGONG: Two people, including a madrasa student, were killed in separate incidents in the city, reports BSS. The deceased were identified as Salma Akter, 9, and KM Noman, 52. Police recovered the decomposed body of Salma, a student of class II at a madrasa, from garbage at Badurtola under Panchlaish…

CHITTAGONG: The roads, highways and croplands in 10 upazilas of the district went under water due to heavy downpour for the last 2-3 days coupled with onrush of hill water, reports UNB. The worst affected upazilas are Patia, Chandanaish, Raozan, Bashkhali, Satkania, Fatikchhari, Hathajari while the…

BARISAL: A tribunal here on Wednesday sentenced three people to life terms in prison and fined them Tk 50,000 each for killing a teenage girl after violating her in Ujirpur upazila in 2000, reports UNB. The lifers are Swapan Hawlader, son of Rafikuddin Hawlader of Kawarekha area of Ujirpur upazila,…

SYLHET: Sylhet District Administration, in the backdrop of heavy showers on Wednesday, asked all the upazila administrations concerned to evict all residents living in dangerous settlements below hills and in foothills, reports UNB. The district administration came up with the decision in a bid to avoid…

KHULNA: A case was filed against two local journalists under section 57 and 66 of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Act with Khulna Sadar Police station on Wednesday, reports UNB. Tapan Kumar Saha, office clerk and acting administrative officer of Khulna Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court…

SYLHET: Police arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Sylhet city unit in an extortion case from his Sagardighi residence in the city on Wednesday night, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Moudud alias Aminur Riaz Moudud, an executive member of BCL Sylhet city unit. OC of…

Police arrested two suspected muggers while fleeing after snatching valuables from a rickshaw passenger in the capital’s Uttara area early Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Md Swapan, 32, and Abul Kashem, 40. Three muggers in a private car took away a bag from a rickshaw passenger around…

Tripartite MoU signed to improve mathematics education in country A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among Bangladesh Mathematical Society, BacBon Ltd and CASIO, Japan was signed today at Dhaka University (DU) treasurer's office to promote mathematics education in the country. Bangladesh…

Bangladesh  wins WSIS Award for 4th time  For the fourth time in a row, Bangladesh have earned world’s most prestigious award in information technology sector “World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Award-2017” for four innovation projects of Access to Information (A2i),…