The ‘Badurtala Mass Grave’ of 1971 was at last specified formally in Rajshahi yesterday (Sunday), 47 years after Independence. The Badurtala Mass Grave is situated across a wide swathe of the city’s Talaimari area. The Pakistani occupation forces buried thousands of Bangladeshis in…

RANGPUR: A court here yesterday sentenced a retired assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police and his wife to life term rigorous imprisonment for murdering their housemaid after rape about 15 years back, reports BSS. Judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal of Rangpur Zabed Hussaine…

Chittagong: A Juba League activist was shot to death by miscreants at Purbobhujpur Mirerkhilbari in Chittagong on early Sunday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Harun, 35, son of late Hossain Ahmed of the village. He was actively involved in Juba League politics for long, locals…

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bangladesh organised “Youth Leadership Conclave: The Role of Youth in Nation Building” at a local hotel in the capital on Saturday, says a press release. Mustafa Jabbar, Minister, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications & ICT Nasrul Hamid, state minister,…

Truck kills child in Nawabganj A four-year-old child boy was killed as a truck ran over him in Nawabganj upazila on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Md Saim Hossain, son of Harun. Sub-inspector Kamrul Hasan of Baruakhali investigation centre under Nawabganj  Police Station said the…

RAJSHAHI: ‘A drug addict youth’ cut off his mother’s fingers at Reshom Potti in the city yesterday, reports UNB. The injured woman is Habiba Khatun, 75, wife of Lutfar Rahman. Sources at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital said that Habiba's drug addict son Musa locked into an…

Discussion on March 7 speech of Bangabandhu held at Ideal College Speakers at a discussion yesterday said the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is a source of inspiration for all to fight against oppression and tyranny. Being inspired by his speech, people fought against the…