The High Court yesterday rejected bail petition filed by Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana, who was earlier sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for…

The Nazrul Institute Bill, 2017 was placed yesterday in the Jatiya Sangsad aimed at collecting literary and cultural works of Poet Nazrul Islam, its preservation and ensuring proper campaign at all levels, reports BSS. Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor placed the bill in the House yesterday…

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a special court in Dhaka today and deliver her self-defence statement further in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, reports UNB. The BNP chief will go to the court around 11am, her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan said yesterday. Khaleda started presenting…

The submission of the investigation report of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy murder case was deferred for the 25th time to December 14, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Haque passed the order as the investigation officer of the case Mahbub Rahman of the Detective Branch failed…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested a senior official of Sonali Bank Ltd in a graft case, reports UNB. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Ram Prasad Mandal arrested Assistant General Manager of the bank’s GM office (Mymensingh) Saif Uddin Sabuj from the capital’s…

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday arrested the prime accused in a case filed over the killing of Manarat University’s third year BBA student Emazuddin Nasim. The detainee, identified as Asif Sikder, was held from Comilla, said Kazi Wazed Ali, officer-in-charge (OC) of Badda Police Station. The…

Detectives arrested a young man along with 12 gold bars from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in the capital on Tuesday evening, reports UNB. The arrestee was known as Md Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury, 34. Based on secret information, a special team of Detective Branch (DB, North) of Dhaka…

CHITTAGONG: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two youths with 10,000 pieces of contraband yaba tablets after searching a passenger's bus in Mozzarteq area under Karnaphuli thana in the city early yesterday, reports BSS. The arrested were identified as Shahid Majumdar, 32, hailed from…

RAJSHAHI: Implementation works of a big project are progressing fast aiming at enhancing the accessibility of the rural people to the markets and economic opportunities in the region with ultimate goal of uplifting their living and livelihood condition, reports BSS. The project being implemented by…

RAJSHAHI: A couple were killed and their two daughters were critically injured as a truck hit a three wheeler on Rajshahi- Chapainawabganj Highway in Hatnabad area of Godagari Upazila on Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Abdul Karim, son of Mojammel Haque of Narayanpur area of the…

CHITTAGONG: Two journalists were injured as a group of miscreants allegedly beat up them at Jamal Khan in the city early Wednesday. The injured journalists were identified as Riaz Haidar Chowdhury, chief of Chittagong bureau of vernacular daily Bangladesh Pratidin, and online journalist Swarap Bhattacharjya.…

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company limited Gazipur regional office cut off 850 illegal gas lines of 650 houses in Bhobanipur area of Gazipur on Tuesday. The Titas gas authorities disconnected those lines in a raid conducted on Tuesday at 4 points of the area led by executive magistrate…

Praava Health announces a new partnership on Wednesday with USA-based Joslin Diabetes Centre to connect patients in Bangladesh with world class diabetes care and prevention, says a press release. A non-profit affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Joslin is the world’s largest diabetes research…

BSMMU Syndicate approves IPNA as institute Syndicate of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has approved “Establishment of Institute of Paediatric Neurodisorder and Autism (IPNA)” project as full-fledged institute first ever and only for this university, says a press release. The…