Police rescued a minor boy from a slum and arrested his three alleged abductors in Narayanganj on Saturday night, reports UNB. The arrested kidnappers are Md Anwar Hossain, Ahida Begum alias Kuti and Md Shahin, while rescued baby has been identified as two-and-a-half-year old Hasib. Police said Hasib…

Food Minister Advocate Qamrul Islam yesterday said the next parliament election will be held under incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will act as the chief of election time government. BNP will also join the election though the party is making different…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim has asked a five-member committee to come up with recommendations on how to bring the academic courses of medical colleges under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), reports BSS. The minister directed the committee headed by Health and…

Immediate past Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique yesterday joined the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) of the university as his tenure as VC ended on August 24, reports BSS. Led by DU MCJ Department Chairman Professor Mofizur Rhaman, teachers,…

Parliament on Sunday unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief at the demise of eight former MPs and some noted personalities, reports UNB. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved the condolence motion in the House at the beginning of the 17th session of the 10th parliament.…

Nine Rohingyas, including two teenage girls with bullet and stick hit injuries, were admitted to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) on Saturday night as they managed to cross the border into Bangladesh fleeing the wave of violence unleashed by the Myanmarese army. They have been identified…

RAJSHAHI: The under-construction Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park will boost technology-based new employment for more than 14,000 youths both male and female here, reports BSS. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) division has started implementing the hi-tech park project on 31.63 acres…

CHITTAGONG: The body of an 11-year-old girl, who was swept away along with her sister and mother by onrush of hill water in the Halda River in Mirerkhil area of Hathazari upazila, was recovered on Sunday morning. Jakir Hossain, senior station officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense, Chittagong, said…

DU reopens today after Eid vacation The academic activities of Dhaka University (DU) will resume on Monday after a 12-day long vacation on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha. However, the administrative activities started on Sunday, said a press release issued by DU public relations office. The authorities…

Comilla road accident kills one A man was killed in a road accident in Mirshani area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mohiuddin, son of Amzad Hossian, hailing from Adabar area in Dhaka. Mohammad Rahmat Ullah, additional superintendent of highway police…