President Abdul Hamid yesterday emphasised the preservation of true history of the Liberation War for the present and future generations. “An anti-liberation force is trying to distort the history whenever it gets an opportunity. This force attempted to change the history of our struggle for freedom…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated the newly promoted first-ever four female lieutenant colonels of Bangladesh Army when they paid a courtesy…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a young man from Shekherkhil area in Banshkhali upazila on Sunday for posting anti-state remarks on his Facebook. The arrested was identified as  Md Jahidul Islam, 20, son of Md Ishhak of the area. On information, a team of Rapid Action…

A young man, who was kidnapped from Shakta area under Keraniganj Model thana on Saturday, was rescued from Pallabi yesterday. The rescued Shahed, 32, said he used to work in a gents parlour in Shanir Akhra area where he got acquainted with the kidnappers. They picked him up in an auto rickshaw in the…

The election to the 15-member executive committee of Jahangirnagar University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) for session 2019 will be held on January 31. Election Commissioner and Urban and Regional Planning Department Professor Professor A K M Abul Kalam told The Independent yesterday. The election…

Three students of a private university here designed a special electric wheelchair to remove the worries of physically-challenged people. Physically-challenged…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will pronounce judgement in crimes against humanity against five accused from Purbodhola, Netrakona, any day as the hearing ended yesterday.  “We are keeping the case on CAV, a Latin legal term meaning court awaits verdict,” said Justice Md.…

BNP yesterday alleged that the government is trying to control the media to stop its criticisms and gag the voice of its oponents. "The media are being monitored and regulated regularly by a dark shadow after the national election so that no can say anything against the government," said BNP…

Educationists at a discussion yesterday stressed building a social resistance against drug abuse and its illicit trafficking aiming to protect people, particularly the young generation, from drug addiction. They said around 80 per cent of the drug addicts are of the age group of 15 to 30 in the country…

HSTU admission test results published UNB, Dinajpur The results of the first-year honors admission test of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) under the 2018-19 academic session were published on Saturday noon. A total of 1,12,293 candidates appeared for 2,005 seats of 20…

JCD leader held in Rajshahi UNB, Rajshahi  Police arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal from Bachhur intersection in the city on Sunday evening on sabotage charge. The arrestee is Rafiqul Islam Rabi, general secretary of JCD Rajshahi unit. Aman Ullah, officer-in-charge of Boalia Police…