KHULNA: Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) has imposed a restriction on vehicular movement for peaceful holding of elections in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) area scheduled to be held on May 15, said deputy additional commissioner of KMP (Media) Sonali Sen, reports BSS. A press release signed by Humayun…

The Barishal Metropolitan Police has sought media cooperation to curb crime and violence and improve the law and order situation. The appeal was made at a meeting with senior print and electronic media journalists yesterday.  The programme was presided over by the BNP’s acting commissioner,…

Dhaka University (DU) today celebrated the launching process of Bangabandhu-1 satellite, the country's first geostationary communication satellite which started its voyage towards the orbital slot from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the USA, reports BSS. DU family enjoyed the launching of…

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of tourist police, Md Sohrab Hossain died of cardiac arrest today at a city hospital. He was 56, reports BSS Sohrab breathed…

A newborn baby girl was rescued from a dustbin near Janata Housing in the capital's Mohammadpur area early yesterday, reports UNB. Cleaning staffs of Dhaka South City Corporation found the infant inside a dustbin around 5:30am while evacuating the bin and informed police, said sub-inspector Faruk…

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) in an anti-adulteration drive on Saturday destroyed a total of 2,100 water jars in the city's Mohammadpur area, reports UNB. Executive Magistrate Sarowar Alam led the mobile drive jointly arranged by the BSTI and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).…

RANGPUR: Anti-tobacco activists at a meeting here yesterday stressed on imposing heavy taxation on all tobacco products to discourage consumption for saving thousands of human lives annually, reports BSS. They also demanded for enactment of a single tax policy for tobacco products to replace the present…

Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor said on Saturday autistic children will not be considered as a burden to the society if they are transformed into ‘wealth’, reports UNB. The minister was speaking as the chief guest at the 'Global Autism Awareness Campaign' event organised…

RAJSHAHI: Fazley Hossain Badsha, MP, general secretary of Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB), said the construction works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park in Rajshahi will be completed within the stipulated time, reports BSS. He said the construction works are going on in full swing as the boundary…

‘OIC-IRCICA Chair’ to be set up at DU A new Chair titled ‘OIC-IRCICA Chair’ will be set up at the Department of Islamic History and Culture at Dhaka University (DU) to promote education and research on Islamic history and civilization. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between…

Woman strangled by ‘husband’   A woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at Muktirbag in Dakkhin Keraniganj early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sharmin, 23, second wife of Nasiruddin. Quoting locals, Monsur Ahmed, sub-inspector of Dakhshin Keraniganj Model…