The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday sent Jamaat-e-Islami ex-lawmaker Hamidur Rahman Azad to central jail in connection with a case filed against him for making derogatory comments about the tribunal. Azad, who was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for contempt of court in 2013, surrendered…

A faction of pro-Awami League teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday besieged two administrative buildings on the campus for the second consecutive day to press home their five-point demand including dean appointment of law faculty. Under the banner of Bangabandhur Adarsha O Muktijuddher…

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a couple along with 27,300 contraband yaba tablets from City Gate area in Chattogram yesterday. The arrestees were identified as Md Sabuj, 31, son of Kamal Hossain and his wife Jahinur Begum, 30, hailing from Gopalgonj district. Rab-7 media director Mimtanur…

KHULNA: A fifteen-day tree fair and tree plantation campaign in Khulna division is gaining momentum at Khulna Circuit House Ground in the city, reports BSS. A large number of tree lovers thronged the tree fair on Wednesday with the nursery owners turning the fair ground into a fiesta of different local…

GAZIPUR: An 18-month-old girl has died allegedly after taking juice served by her estranged father at Tongi of the city, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Fetema Begum, daughter of Dulal Miah of Sundail village under Nandail upazila of Mymensingh district. On information, police recovered…

DIU develops Block Chain Technology The Department of Software Engineering of Daffodil International University (DIU) successfully developed apps to verify students' certificate in collaboration with Government’s a2i project using ‘Block Chain Technology’ and achieved grand success.…

Man killed by ‘younger brother’ A man was killed allegedly by his younger brother at Ramchandrapur in Chandrima area of Rajshahi city on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mulluk Chan Mandal, 44, son of Namazi Mandal of the area. Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Chandrima Police…