RAJSHAHI: Four out of total five mayoral candidates for the upcoming Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) election scheduled to be held on July 30 promised to build Rajshahi as a modern and developed city if they were elected, reports BSS. They also expressed their commitment of freeing the city from drug-…

The 93rd birth anniversary of Tajuddin Ahmed, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh wartime provisional government during the Liberation War in 1971,…

The excavation work that started on Saturday in search of 'hidden treasure' at a house of Mirpur-10 in the capital was postponed yesterday to avert the possible risk of the building collapse, reports UNB. “We've postponed the excavation mission to avert any untoward incident,”…

Police arrested five women along with 1,420 pieces of contraband yaba tablets from the capital’s Rampura Thana area on Saturday night, reports BSS.  “We arrested five women, Farzana Afreen Mili, 29, Ria, 25, Liwaza Akter, 34, Taslima Akter Jara, 18, and Fahima Akter, 28, and seized…

CHATTOGRAM: The Ulto Ratha Yatra utsab concluded in Chattogram with deep enthusiasm and returned after seven day at ISKCON Mondir of Probatok Sanga from Nandankhanon after proper religious formalities, reports BSS. The Ratha Yatra of Sri Sri Lord Jagannat (other name of Lord Krishno) began from ISKON…

In the concrete city life, not many urban dwellers get the chance to build their dream garden for lack of space. But this year, the National Environment Fair has brought some innovative ideas and techniques of urban gardening for its visitors under one roof, reports UNB. Department of Environment (DoE)…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday conducted a surprise visit to Civil Aviation Authority office as part of its ongoing drive in public offices aimed at ensuring hassle-free government services to people, reports BSS. An ACC team conducted the drive in the Civil Aviation office for the second…

Students and teachers of the law and justice department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have alleged that their academic activities are being hampered due to acute shortage of classrooms. At the time of the establishment of the department in 2011, JU authorities allocated only two classrooms to it…

Celebration stage gutted in BAU fire    Mymensingh: A fire gutted the stage built for the celebration of the 57th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Saturday night. President Abdul Hamid is scheduled to attend the programme as the chief guest on Sunday. The…

4 killed in Rangpur road crash At least four people were killed and two others injured as a bus rammed an auto-rickshaw on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Hajirhat area of the city yesterday morning. Two of the deceased were identified as Saju and Chand. Sub-inspector Nowshad of Taraganj Highway police…