Information Minister and President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASOD) Hasanul Haq Inu yesterday said BNP is doing ill politics over Rohingya issue to destabilize stable situation of the country, reports BSS. "BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and her party BNP are harming Rohingya people for their…

Police arrested 68 drug dealers and users in an anti-drug drive from the capital in the last 24 hours till 6am yesterday, reports UNB. During the drive, police also seized 20,859 Yaba pills, 1,345 packets of heroin, 2.10 kg hemp and 130 sedative injections. Local thana police and members of Detective…

Police detained two students, including a student of Dhaka University, on charge of fraudulence in the admission test of 'Kha' unit of the university yesterday, reports UNB. The detainees are Shahjahan Ali, a fourth year student of International Relations Department and Tansen Mia, who has passed…

The condition of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq is gradually improving although he is still in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a London hospital, reports UNB. "He (Annisul) sometimes opens and closes his eyes as well as moves some parts of his body," said his personal…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested a former deputy general manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank from his Uttara residence for allegedly embezzling over Tk 49 crore, reports UNB. An ACC team, led by its deputy director Shamsul Alam, arrested former DGM of the bank’s Karwan Bazar branch…

Discussants at a seminar yesterday underscored the need for increasing allocation in the health sector for lessening healthcare expenditure of common people of the country, reports BSS. “It is essential to raise allocation on health sector and ensure equal distribution to save money from our people’s…

CHITTAGONG: Three people died in separate incidents in the port city and district, reports BSS. Of the deceased, Mohammad Rajib Ahmed, 25, Mohammad Sagor,19, were the residents of Comilla district while Dulal Mia,35, son of Nurul Islam, was the inhabitant of Kottoli area under Akbarshah thana in the…

British MP calls on DU VC Paul Scully ,MP, a British Conservative Party politician paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-chancellor Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman at his office here on THursday. DU Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering Department Chairperson Dr Lafifa Jamal, Professor of the…

The body of an unidentified youth was recovered from a field beside Chandra-Nabinagar road in Gazipur on Wednesday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. He was about 32 years old. Sub-inspector of Chakraborti police out post under Joydebpur police station Mohammed Harun Or Rashid…