Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the advancement of democracy will be continuing in the country and the next general election will be held as per constitution whether the BNP joins it or not, reports BSS. “The next parliament…

Voicing deep concern over the growing incidents of extrajudicial killing, BNP yesterday said it seems law enforcers are on a killing spree, reports UNB. "A killing spree is going on in the name of gunfights across the country as at least seven people were killed over the last three days,"…

Speakers at a programme yesterday demanded for quick implementation of the directions of High Court on the Vested Property Return Act to ensure people's rights affected by Enemy Property Act, reports UNB. They came up with the demand at a press conference jointly organised by Association of Land…

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Ministry yesterday recommended quick dredging of Buriganga, Shitalakhya and Turag Rivers on priority basis, reports BSS. The recommendations were made at the 36th meeting of the committee, held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban here, according to a press…

Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday assured of increasing allocation for old age allowance and people with disability in the upcoming budget acknowledging that the existing budgetary allocation for them is inadequate, reports UNB. "It's an insignificant amount what the government…

A faction of Awami League (AL)-backed teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) called a two-hour work abstention from tomorrow (Tuesday) on the campus to protest the alleged violation of university acts, statutes and syndicate conducting rules by JU VC Professor Farzana Islam. The work abstention will…

The students of Dhaka University (DU) on Sunday seized four buses of Trust Paribahan on the campus protesting 'sexual harassment' of a female student of the university by a staff of the transport company at Kawran Bazar intersection on May 17, reports UNB. Sahabudding, helper of a bus of Trust…

A court here on Sunday fixed Tuesday for the hearing on the remand petition in a case filed over the death of a Dhaka Tribune official in a road accident on Mayor Hanif Flyover in Jatrabari area, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Delwar Hossain fixed the date when the investigation officer…

CHATTOGRAM: Chattogram Water and Sewerage Authority (CWASA) has taken various steps to ensure uninterrupted water supply to city dwellers during holy month of Ramadan, reports BSS. To ensure smooth water supply during the Ramadan, the CWASA has already set up a number of tube wells with a daily production…

RAJSHAHI: People are seen purchasing TCB goods standing in long queue in the metropolis as they find the quality goods in cheap price, reports BSS. “I am happy over purchasing the goods standing in queue at Railway gate crossing on Wednesday afternoon,” said Shafiqul Islam, a mid-level NGO…

The government has taken a number of initiatives to check adulteration and contamination in foods, particularly in iftar items and fruits, as chemical contamination with mixture of toxic ingredients and unapproved colours in foods goes rampant during the holy month of Ramadan, reports BSS. As part of…

Four held with one lakh yaba Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday arrested four suspected drug peddlers along with one lakh pieces of contraband yaba tablets from the city’s Bimanbandar area. “We arrested four drug peddlers, Babul Alam, 34, Ayatullah, 25, Helaluddin, 35, and Motaleb,…

Orientation programme held at AIUB The orientation programme for the newly enrolled students of undergraduate and graduate programmes for the Summer Semester 2017-2018 of American International University – Bangladesh (AIUB) was held on Saturday on its campus at Kuril in the capital, says a press…