Mohammed Nasim, spokesman of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, today said BNP is hatching conspiracy both at national and international levels to foil the next general elections, reports BSS. “BNP never did anything except hatching conspiracy . . . It is doing the same in London right now…

SYLHET: The authorities of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital on Monday formed a medical board for the treatment of Bir Pratik Kakon Bibi, reports UNB. Kakon Bibi, the war heroine, suffered a brain stroke on last Wednesday. Later, she has been admitted to the hospital on Friday, said her daughter…

The 3rd edition of the ‘Karagarer Rojnamcha’ (Diary in Jail), the second autobiography of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will hit the country’s bookstores soon, reports BSS. Bangla Academy, the publisher of the book, has already printed 10,000 copies of it…

Md Nazrul Islam, a retired senior journalist of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), died of a massive heart attack at 11:30 pm Monday night at Mak Hospital and Private LTD in Chittagong,family sources said. He was 71. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, one son and a large number of relative and…

The High Court yesterday rejected BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed’s petition challenging the legality of framing charges in a graft case against him, reports BSS. “The High Court through this order has cleared the way for continuing the trial proceedings,” said Anti-Corruption Commission…

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakhha (Rajuk) in a drive on Tuesday evicted some 45 illegal establishments from both sides of '300 feet' roads from Kuril Flyover to Balu River, reports UNB. A mobile court, led by Rajuk's executive magistrate Nasir Uddin, conducted the drive, said assistant director…

Speakers at a memorial meeting yesterday said eminent journalist and former Member of Parliament (MP) Mahfuja Khatun Baby Moudud fought till her death to establish the spirit of War of Liberation and to build a non-communal Bangladesh, reports BSS. Baby Moudud had struggled throughout her life to establish…

CHITTAGONG: Veteran Awami League (AL) leader and member of the Advisory Council of the Bangladesh Awami League M Ishaq Mia was laid to eternal rest with state honour yesterday, reports BSS. The AL leader was buried at his family graveyard in Hajapara area of North Agrabad in the port city around 4pm…

The British Council launched ‘Learning Time with Shaun & Timmy’ English programme for pre-school children yesterday on its Dhaka University…

Chittagong: Two dock workers died while unloading wood from a vessel at Chittagong port on Monday night, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Atik, 52, and Khorshed, 50, hailing from Noakhali. Rabiul Islam, sub-inspector of Chittagong port Police Station, said that Atik and Khorshed fell down…

CHITTAGONG: A court hereon Monday sentenced eight persons to life-term imprisonment for killing a woman at Mirsarai upazila of the district 15 years back, reports BSS. The court of Chittagong Additional District and Sessions Judge-5 Nur-E-Alam pronounced the verdict against Sobhan, Mosharraf, Selim,…

Khulna: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-21 on Monday destroyed a huge quantity of illegal drugs worth about Taka 7.28 crore at its headquarters in Gilatola area in Khulna ,reports BSS. BGB sources said the drugs were seized from January 2014 to June 2017 in the border areas of Jessore. Assistant…

Rangpur: District unit command of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad (BMS) distributed Taka 48.96 lakh as grants from its own resources among 816 freedom fighters (FFs) of the district Sunday, reports BSS. District Unit Commander of BMS Mosaddek Hossain Bablu distributed cheques of Taka 6,000 among each…

4th ‘RUCC Job Fair-17” begins today The two-day long 4th “RUCC Job Fair-2017” will start on the Rajshahi University (RU) campus today aimed at creating opportunities for the students through ensuring their access to the job markets. Rajshahi University Career Club (RUCC) is organising…

ICT gets new registrar Government in consultation with the Supreme Court has transferred International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Registrar Md Shahidul Alam Jhinuk to Sunamganj as district and sessions judge. Md Selim Miah, judge of Chandpur Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal has been transferred…