The reelection to two polling stations, where voting was postponed during Monday's Sylhet City Corporation polls, will be held on August 11, reports UNB. The Election Commission yesterday fixed the date and sent a letter, signed by its joint secretary Farhad Ahmad Khan, to Returning Officer Md Alimuzzaman…

At least 75 educational institutions, including 72 private and public universities, are going to participate in the two-day ‘National Collegiate Programming Contest’ at International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) in Uttara on Friday. The ‘IUBAT National…

The agitating students yesterday blocked the car of Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed at Bangla Motor which was allegedly driving on the wrong lane of the road. They also blocked a police car which didn’t have proper papers. One of the eyewitnesses said when the minister’s car took the wrong…

Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury yesterday said Bangabandhu’s fugitive killers would be brought back home for executing the court verdict, reports BSS.  “All the fugitive convicted killers must be brought back home to execute the death sentence against them,” said the…

CHATTOGRAM: A sub-inspector of Bakolia Police Station was suspended on Tuesday over recovery of yaba tablets from his house in Paschim Bakalia area in the city, reports UNB. SM Mostain Hossain, deputy police commissioner, said the punitive action was taken against SI Khandaker Saifuddin in the night.…

  The parliamentary committee on Environment, Forests and Climate affairs recommended to impose control on importing raw materials for producing polythene products on Tuesday, reports UNB. The committee also suggested conducting mobile court by the Deputy Commissioner and Upazila Nirbahi Officer…

CUMILLA: A schoolgirl was killed and another injured when a bus knocked her down on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Gomta on Tuesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Aklima Akter, 16, a student of Gomta Isakia High School and daughter of Aboti Mia of Bhabtipara in Muradnagar upazila. Manirul…

To build social leadership skills among young people and promote youth volunteerism in Bangladesh, the Department of Youth Development (DYD) and British…

RANGPUR: Noted oncologists of American Oncology Institute (AOI), Hyderabad in India, at a seminar yesterday urged the physicians and intern doctors to ensure accurate diagnosis of cancer adopting advanced technologies for proper treatment, reports BSS. Rangpur Community Medical College (RCMC), a sister…

IU to cancel evening courses KUSHTIA: The Islamic University (IU) authority has decided to stop all the evening courses of the university with a view to give more attention to the main stream courses and students, an IU press release said on Sunday night. The decision came at the 113th academic council…

Justice Abu Sayeed’s death anniversary today The 3oth death anniversary of former president Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury will be observed today, says a press release. On the occasion, Qurankhawni and milad mahfil will be held at Nagbari Jame mosque in Tangail today. Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury…