Turkey farming is gaining popularity in Gazipur, with more than 40 commercial farms being established in the district in the past one year. Many youths…

President Abdul Hamid left Dhaka yesterday for Kazakhstan to attend the First Summit of OIC on Science and Technology to be held in Astana on September 10-11, reports UNB. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the president and his entourage took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International…

The condition of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq, who is now in a London hospital ICU, is gradually improving. Director of Jago TV Abdul Nur Tushar, urged the people not to spread out rumor about him as he is still in ICU and he will be there for few more days as he needs monitoring.…

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested two members of Neo-JMB from Nikunjo in Khilkhet on Friday night, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Naim Ahmed alias Anas alias Abu Hamza and Anwar Hossian. Tipped off, a special action group…

SYLHET: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yestedra said the government is giving importance on technical education to turn the country's huge population into skilled manpower, reports BSS. “We have to transform the huge population into skilled manpower. The government is stressing on technical…

RAJSHAHI: A college teacher of Rajshahi Education Board Model School and College has been suspended over harassing an indigenous female student sexually, reports UNB. The suspended teacher was Ajit Kumar Sarker, computer trainer of the college. The decision was taken in 34th meeting of the governing…

RAJSHAHI: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, has said the present government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is pledged bound to building a prosperous Bangladesh through boosting production and generating employment, reports BSS. “We have achieved the millennium development…

RANGPUR: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident at Hajirhat point on the Rangpur-Syedpur highway on the outskirts of the city here yesterday,…

Police in a special drive arrested 33 persons along with contraband yaba tablets and heroin from different parts of the capital city in the last 24 hours till 6 yesterday morning, reports BSS. They also arrested three criminals with local weapons from the city's Sher-e-Banglanagar Thana area while…

JU, BAU classes resume today The regular classes and examinations of Jahangirnagar University (JU) will resume today after 14 day-long Eid vacation. JU Registrar Abu Bakr Siddique confirmed news over phone call yesterday. Through the class, exams and administrative activities were remain closed, the…

Hizb-ut-Tahrir man held    Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an activist of the banned Islamic outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir from the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Friday afternoon, reports UNB. Rabiul Islam, operation officer of RAB-2, said a team of RAB conducted…