Benazir Ahmed, director general of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), said that the maximum possible security measures have been taken keeping in mind all types of security risks and apprehensions during the celebrations of Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB . He made the remarks while briefing reporters after inspecting…

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and icddr,b signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to form an institutional platform and collaborate research initiative of clinical science across various health disciplines, including non communicable…

Some 39 students will vie for one seat in the first year honours admission test of Dhaka University under the academic session of 2017-18, reports UNB. The university authorities have sold 2,77,715 application forms for 7,123 seats, said DU Vice Chancellor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique while briefing the…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday arrested three officials of Chittagong Port Authority in Chittagong in a graft case, reports UNB. An ACC team of its Chittagong divisional office, led by its director Md Abu Sayed, arrested them from the port area, ACC public relations officer Pranab…

Police on Tuesday night arrested a close accomplice of the so-called supreme of neo-Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Gazipur district, reports UNB. The arrested was identified as Al Amin alias Abu Omar, 33, a resident of Tejgaon area in the capital who hailed from Kanil Village of Jamalpur…

A team of Barisal City Corporation (BCC) evicted 150 illegal structures from Rupatali inter-district bus stand yesterday. BCC magistrate Imtiaz Mahamud Jewel led the drive. Nahid, one of the evicted shopkeepers, alleged that they have not got enough time to shift their temporary shops. Suraia, one of…

CHITTAGONG: Two persons were killed in thunderbolt and road accident in Patiya and Boalkhali upazilas of the district yesterday, reports BSS. The deceased were identified as day labourer Mohammad Ali, 45, hailed from Pekua upazila of Cox's Bazar district and motorcyclist Helal Uddin, 35, hailed…

Canadian aid for flood victims Canada is providing CAD 200,000 through the Emergency Disaster Assistance Fund which will assist the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society in providing immediate assistance to people in response to severe flooding caused by monsoon rains. This support will focus on the delivery…

Discussion on Bangabandhu held at DU A discussion was held at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) auditorium at Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday marking the National Mourning Day and 42nd martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. DU IBA organised the…