The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why they should not be directed to pay Tk 1 crore compensation to the family of Nazim Uddin who was killed in a road accident in the capital’s Jatrabari area on May 17. Nazim Uddin, a senior executive of the advertisement…

BNP on Tuesday alleged that plainclothes police tried to forcefully enter missing BNP leader Ilias Ali's Banani residence at the dead of night on Monday, scaring the family members, reports UNB. Speaking at a press briefing at BNP's Nayapaltan central office, BNP senior joint secretary general…

RAJSHAHI: A man tried to commit suicide allegedly after killing his wife in Tanore upazila on Tuesday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Summatun Begum, 32, wife of Nisar Uddin of Juanpur village in the upazila. Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of Tanore Police Station Rezaul Karim said Nisar…

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday midnight sentenced two years jail to a HSC passed person for impersonating physician for the last 10 years at Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, reports BSS. Executive Magistrate Sarwar Alam, who led the operation, said they jailed Molla…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday interrogated Ha-Meem group owner A K Azad, also ex- president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), over allegation of amassing wealth illegally, reports UNB. Director of ACC and investigator of the case Jainal Abedin…

'TETRA', a group of Buet youths, yesterday won the first-ever 'Safe Water Challenge 2018' for their innovative solution to safe water problems in coastal areas, jointly offered by UNDP Bangladesh and Pureit of Unilever, reports UNB. The winner proposed team introduces a device named…

A faction of Awami League (AL) backed teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday observed a two-hour work abstention on the campus to protest…

The government of Bangladesh and Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), acting on behalf of the French government, have recently signed a credit facility agreement on ‘Saidabad Water Treatment Plant Phase III Project, reports UNB.’ Secretary, Economic Relations Divisions, Ministry of Finance…

Though the first week of the holy month of Ramadan is going to end, the price of ripened banana in the city markets has not been decreased despite abundant supplies. The price of most of the local fruits including mango and pineapple being high during this holy month, the devotees inclined for banana…

Human hauler driver stabbed dead    A human hauler driver was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants at Bheripara intersection in Rajshahi city on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Proshanta Kumar Ghosh, 22, son of Swapan Kumar Ghosh and sometimes used to drive vehicle rented…

Language-Communication and Culture department of Gono Bishwabidyalay organised a day-long workshop on ‘Curriculum Development’ under its Institutional…