KHULNA: Fisheries and Live Stock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda said Bangladesh has become role model of communal harmony. He said Durga Puja, the greatest festival of the Hindu  Community, is being observed across the country with great enthusiasm and festivity, reports BSS. He made the remarks…

Policy planners and experts yesterday called the just formulated Delta Plan 2100 the “key document” for the country’s future development…

There is no possibility of deterioration in law and order situation in the country ahead of the next parliamentary election, said Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu yesterday, reports BSS. The Industries Minister said this while talking to reporters after a meeting of the cabinet committee on law…

A court in Dhaka yesterday sentenced former upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Panchhari upazila in Khagrachhari district to eight years imprisonment in a case filed for amassing wealth illegally, reports UNB. The convict is identified as Mamunur Rashid. The court also ordered the authorities concerned…

The delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh yesterday organised a token clean-up operation in Hatirjheel Lake to promote the EU’s anti-plastic policy, reports UNB. Around 40 members of Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) joined the staff of the EU Delegation, led by Ambassador Rensje Teerink,…

Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday laid emphasis on establishing rights of hijra or third gender community as they are part of the society, reports BSS.  “Like other segments of population, hijras should enjoy all sorts of facilities in line with the constitution,”…

Government has provided free legal aid services to 7,885 women across the country through toll-free national helpline of National Legal Aid Services Organisation…

RANGPUR: State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga has said the Rangpur Central Bus Terminal is being reconstructed with all modern…

CUMILLA: A sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station was sent to jail in connection with two cases filed against him for allegedly torturing his ex-wife over dowry and fraudulence, reports UNB. The detainee was identified as Syed Delwar Hossain, SI of Kotwali Police Station. Dhaka Women and Children Repression…

CUMILLA: Police recovered the partially decomposed body of a newlywed housewife from their house in Race Course area of the city on Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Liza Akhter, 24, wife of Abdullah Al Masud of Baksimul village in Burichang upazila of the district. Officer-in-charge…

RAJSHAHI: Police arrested a couple with 880 pieces of banned yaba tablets from Upashahar area under Boalia Police Station in the city Wednesday night, reports UNB. The arrested persons were identified as Monwarul Islam, 38, and his wife Moriam Khatun, 31. On a tip-off, a police team conducted a sudden…

Bangladesh Chapter of WAFW launched at ULAB The Bangladesh chapter of World Academy for the Future of Women (WAFW) officially has begun its operations with 100 students of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), says a press release. Former adviser to a caretaker government Rokia Afzal Rahman,…