Doctors at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital (NINH) in the capital have started examining nine-year-old boy Alimun Sheikh, who has been afflicted by 12 tumours in his small body, reports UNB. They said the boy will need to undergo around 7-8 medical tests, including CT scan, echocardiography,…

The country has witnessed as many as 18,048 fire incidents in last one year causing an estimated loss of Taka 430 crore, fire service officials said yesterday, reports BSS. “In the last one year from July 2016 to June this year, some 18,048 fire  incidents took place in the country which…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said BNP made a mistake by not taking part in the election in 2014, reports BSS. “I personally hope that all political parties including BNP will take part in the next general election...I also hope that BNP will not make the same mistake…

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), a student wing of ruling party, the central council suspended a leader of its Rajshahi University (RU) unit for breaking organizational discipline. On Friday night BCL central president Saifur Rahman Shohag and general secretary Zakir Hossain suspended him, according…

A total of 11,846 examinees have passed Friday’s (July 21) multiple choice question (MCQ) exam for Bangladesh Bar Council enrollment, reports BSS. A bar council notice signed by its secretary Mohammad Anisur Rahman said this. According to bar council sources, around 34 thousand examinees have…

A construction worker died after falling from a 10-storey under-construction building in the capital’s Motijheel Commercial area on Saturday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Harun, 15, son of Mister Ali. Constable Jahangir of DMCH police outpost said the worker fell down while…

Four leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi University (RU) unit were granted bail in a case filed by Arafat Rahman, a university correspondent of Daily Star over attack on him while he was taking the photo of vandalism of a bus by BCL men in front of university main gate on July 10. Humayun…

Awami League has taken a plan to digitise all grassroots level organisational activities ahead of the next general elections, reports BSS. According to a party source, currently around 90 percent activities at the grassroots level are going on in analog system. Even the AL offices at district and upazila…

At least 34 persons, including 13 women, were detained from a gambling place in Hotapara area of Gazipur sadar upazila in the district on Thursday night.…

Police arrested 42 people from different areas of the capital during 24-hour long drive till Friday morning for their alleged involvement in illegal drug trading as well as taking drugs, reports BSS. The law enforcers also recovered 2,000 contraband sex-stimulating tablets, 30 grams hemp, 1516 sachets…

Gazipur: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident when a covered van knocked him in Sreepur upazila of the Gazipur yesterday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Lenin Mollah, 33, hailed from the upazila. Officer-in-Charge of Maona Highway Thana Md Delwar Hossain said the accident took place…

Rajshahi: A mobile court seized 5,000 meters of current fishing nets from different areas in the Padma River under Godagari upazila of Rajshahi on Friday, reports BSS. Assistant Commissioner (Land) Sanwar Hossain accompanied by police and BGB teams conducted massive raids at different areas and seized…

DU team greeted for winning P2P Facebook Global Digital Spring 2017 Award Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Mohammad Ziauddin has warmly congratulated a six-member team from Dhaka University on winning the Facebook-based anti-extremism campaign competition held in Washington DC. They won the P2P Facebook…

Student found dead in Rajshahi Police recovered the hanging body of a student of Rajshahi College from a mess-house at Sonadighi in Rajshahi city early Saturday. Aman Ullah, officer-in-charge of Boalia Police Station, said Monirul Islam, 23, a 3rd year student of Accounting department of the college,…