A farm of Emu bird, popular worldwide for its meat and oil, has been set up in Batiaghata uapzila here purely on experimental basis. Now the farm is abuzz…

The devastating fire which was broke out on Friday at warehouses of a abandoned private owned Victoria Jute Mills at the city’s AK Khan gate in gutted valuables worth Taka several hundreds.  However, 22 fire vehicles of eight units tamed the fire after eight hours of fanatic efforts. The…

The quality of service has improved greatly in recent months at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH), thanks to the efforts of its Superintendent Dr ATM Monjur Morshed and his staff. The hospital now has six new departments and a Special Care Newborn Unit (SCANU). A psychiatric ward has also started…

A man was arrested on charge of attempt to rape a minor girl behind the Mujtaba Ali Hall of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) yesterday afternoon. He was identified as Abdus Salam, 35, a van-driver of Gabindaganj Pirpur village of Sunamganj. According to witnesses, the man attempted…

Sixty-two people were arrested in the capital by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police for selling and consuming drugs. They were apprehended between 6am Friday and 6am Saturday, during the DMP's special anti-narcotics drives. DMP Detective Branch and local thana police conducted separate drives from Friday.…

Today is the 27th founding anniversary of the Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee (Committee for Eliminating Killers and Collaborators of ’71). On this day in 1992, the committee was formed under the leadership of Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam to press the demand for trial of war criminals and a ban…

The traffic department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 4,127 cases and fined Tk 20.83 lakh in separate special drives against traffic rules violators in the capital on Friday. Fifteen vehicles were sent for dumping during the drives. Among the cases, 848 cases were filed for using the wrong…

Police recovered the hanging bodies of two people from a house in Sonadanga Bus Terminal area on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Md Akhter Hossain, 45, son of Shamsuddin, hailing from Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah district and Mehedi Hasan, 17, son of Humayun Kabir, resident of Hasnabad…

Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury on Friday stressed for implementing their election manifesto in the next five years, including rooting out corruption and ensuring good governance at every level of the government.  “People have elected the government by casting their votes for the Awami…

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) recovered huge arms and ammunition from a house in DOHS Baridhara in the city on Thursday. The team recovered two pistols, two shot guns, 11 round bullets, 50 detonators and seven books on extremism, Tk 3 lakh…

A special prayer was offered on Friday at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) seeking eternal peace for the soul of Taifur Rahman Pratik, a student of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. The 25-year-old was a student of the 2011-2012 session. His body was found hanging from the…

Two alleged drug traders were arrested with 708 bottles of phensidyl from zero point area on Barishal-Patuakhali highway. In a press briefing, RAB-8 said…

A farmer was crushed to death at Shreeballabpur village in Sadar South Upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Solaman, 32, son of Arshaf Ali of the village. Cumilla Railway Station In-charge Misbahul Alam Chowdhury said a Noakhali-bound train, ‘Upukol Express’, hit the…

11th reunion of DU philosophy dept held BSS, Dhaka The 11th reunion of Dhaka University Philosophy Department Alumni Association (DUPDAA) was held on the campus on Friday. The daylong programme included cultural programmes, reading obituary notes of renowned persons and unveiling souvenir, organised…