Police in a drive early yesterday arrested five college students from the port city and Fatickchchari upazila in the district in connection with the murder…

Detectives have arrested three suspected muggers from the capital’s Badda and Jatrabari areas in connection with the snatching of Tk 40 lakh from the employees of a garment factory of Uttara, reports UNB. The arrestees are Mohammad Jewel Rana, Mohammad Masud Rana and Antu Hawlader. Abdul Baten,…

Health care providers of community-based clinic have threatened to go on an indefinite hunger strike form February 1 to realise their demand of job nationalisation,…

The authority of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has suspended a student for his alleged involvement in admission test forgery. The decision came from an emergency syndicate meeting on Wednesday night while JU Vice Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam was in the chair. JU Registrar Abu Bakr Siddique confirmed…

The 17th convocation of East West University (EWU) was held at Aftabnagar in the capital yesterday, says a press release. On behalf of the President and…

The High Court (HC) yesterday upheld the death sentence of two accused in the case related to killing of a seven-year-old Alpana of Moheshpur in Jhenaidah in 2008, reports BSS. A division bench comprised of Justice Md Ruhul Quddus and Justice Bhashmidev Chakraborty passed the order. The convicts are…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday told Parliament that all-out efforts are on the construction works on the Padma Bridge by December 2018, reports UNB. “Efforts are on to complete the bridge by December 2018 through installation of the remaining spans in phases alongside…

Seven people were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong yesterday, report agencies. Two motorcyclists were killed in the capital’s Gendaria area early yesterday when a covered van hit their motorbike. The deceased were identified as Russel, 26, Salahuddin, 27. The accident…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested a senior assistant secretary in connection with embezzlement Tk 5 crore of government money during his tenure as district land acquisition  (DLA) officer in Kishoreganj land office, reports UNB . Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya said that Barisal Divisional…

RAJSHAHI: With the main thrust of making science and technology popular and projecting new innovations, Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) opened a three-day science fair-2018 on its Rajshahi campus on Wednesday, reports BSS. The fair with the slogan 'in search of…

A daylong workshop on ‘Urbanising Deltas of the World Research and Innovation Programme’ will be held in the capital on January 22 (Monday), reports BSS. The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO, Bangladesh Delta plan (BDP2100) and the Institute of Water Modelling (IWM)…

Twenty individuals and government and private organisations donated cheques of over Tk 4.25 crore to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund on Thursday, reports UNB. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the cheques of donation at a simple ceremony at her office. Fisheries and Livestock Minister…

DU introduces Prof Mahmood Gold Medal A new gold medal titled 'Prof Dr ABM Mahmood Gold Medal' has been introduced at History Department of Dhaka University (DU). Retired Prof ABM Mahmood handed over a cheque of Tk 11 lakh to DU Treasurer Prof Md Kamal Uddin to introduce the gold medal at the…

5 held over Gazipur murder Members of Rapid Action Battalion ((RAB) arrested five people, including prime accused Humayun, from Tongi area here on Thursday in a double murder case. A team of RAB-1 arrested them from Ershadnagar in Tongi around 2 am. They also recovered some arms and drugs from the spot.…