Chittagong police yesterday recovered the body of nine-year-old girl on Sunday night to a stair of a six-storey building under Akbar Shah area of the city.  Police also said that “The victim was killed after being raped”. She was identified as Fatema Akhter Mim, 9, daughter of Md Zamal,…

State appointed counsel for BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday started placing arguments for his fugitive client in the cases filed over August 21 grenade attack on Awami League rally in 2004, reports BSS. Advocate AKM Akhter Hossain started his part of arguments around 1.40 pm and continued…

RANGPUR: An alleged inter-district dacoits' gang leader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police near the regional station of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) on the outskirts of the city yesterday, police officials said, reports BSS. “The slain man was identified as Rajab…

President M Abdul Hamid yesterday asked the private university authorities to take pragmatic steps in ensuring quality higher studies along with increasing the rate of higher education in Bangladesh, reports BSS. “There is no alternative to ensuring the quality in higher studies”, the president…

NARAYANGANJ: Police recovered the body of a student of Dhaka University (DU) from Kayedpara area in Narayanganj on Monday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Parvez Ahmed Joy, son of Joynal Abedin of Borabo village of the upazila and a second year student of Political Science Department…

A Research Findings Dissemination Conference on Tobacco Control in Bangladesh was held at a local hotel in Dhaka yesterday. Bangladesh Centre for Communication Programmes (BCCP) and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), Baltimore,…

SYLHET: Police recovered the bodies of a young man and a girl from hotel at Sobahanighat area in the city on Sunday night, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Rakhi Paul, 27, a resident of Jaintiapur upazila of the district and Mintu Dev, 28, a resident of Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a discussion here stressed the need for proper implementation of right to information (RTI) act to empower mass people and make all the public services transparent and accountable, reports BSS. They said free flow of information at all government and non-government organisations…

Another modern public toilet constructed by Dhaka North City Corporation was inaugurated at Gulshan-2 in the capital on Sunday to ensure better sanitation facility for city dwellers, reports UNB. Osman Gani, Panel Mayor, Dhaka North City Corporation, inaugurated the toilet. Md Mesbahul Islam, CEO, Mofizur…

‘The Groundwater Management in Agricultural Activities Bill, 2018' was passed by parliament on Sunday, aiming to reduce the wastage of water and ensuring well-planned use of groundwater, reports UNB. Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury moved the Bill and it was passed by voice vote, which…

SYLHET: Four people, including a union parishad member, were killed and 10 others injured as a bus carrying Biswa Ijtema devotees collided head-on with a truck on Dhaka- Sylhet highway at Lalabazar in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Monday morning, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as UP member Abdul…

A Gazipur court sentenced a youth life term imprisonment for killing an easy-bike driver at Baranagar village under Kaliganj upazila of the district in…

The Hindu community yesterday celebrated the Swaraswati Puja with the spirit of pursuing education and knowledge, traditional gaiety and due religious fervour across the country. Our RU correspondent adds: Saraswati Puja was celebrated yesterday on the Rajshahi University (RU) campus. Hindu devotees,…

JU chemistry dept honours five retired professors SAVAR: The Chemistry Department of Jahangirnagar  University (JU) on Sunday honored its five retired professors for their  outstanding contribution for the department and university.  The honoured retired teachers are - former JU Vice…