Now it requires approval from four organisations instead of 16 to pass plan for constructing buildings in the areas under Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), Chattogram Unnayan Kartripakkaha (Chauk) and others, said Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim. The minister disclosed this while…

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) yesterday claimed to have cracked the mystery of a murder committed in 2018. It arrested a person, Yunus Ali (25), in connection with the murder.   Yunus killed his wife in September last year, according to a press release of the PBI. According to the statement,…

A factional clash of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday left  five activists injured. The injured were identified as Mostofa Shahin, Sazzad Hossain, Bahar, Utsho Datta and Roni. The two factions exchanged at least 6-round of bullets during the clash.…

Students of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) department of Cumilla University's (CU) were forced to take part in their classes under the open sky for lack of necessary classrooms. Mahmudul Hasan Rahat, newly recruited lecturer of the MCJ department, brought his students to Baishakhi Chattar…

Pahela Falgun, the first day of spring in the Bangla calendar, was observed in Barishal yesterday. The main Basanta Baran festival was held on Govt Women…

BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Parishad candidate lawyer ASM Badrul Anwar and Awami League (AL) backed Chattogram Sommilito Ainjibi Somonnoy Parishad Ayub Khan have been elected president and general secretary (GS) respectively of Chattogram District Bar Association (CDBA). Chief Election Commissioner…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged firearms-trader with two foreign pistols and some ammunition in the district yesterday. The arrested person was identified as Nazmul Hossain, 26, son of Nazrul Islam of Krishnapur village under Bholahat upazila, RAB officials said. Acting on…

A medical team of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has reached Dhaka aiming to visit the hospitals of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). During the four-day…

A mobile court here on Tuesday fined a total of Tk 30 lakh to three brick kilns for running illegal brick fields by violating environmental rules. A mobile court, led by Department of Environment Executive Magistrate Kazi Tamzid Ahmed, conducted the drive in Mollarhat and Jajira areas and fined Tk 11…

Univs celebrate ‘Pahela Falgun’ Staff reporter, Dhaka Different public and private universities yesterday celebrated Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring in the Bengali month of Falgun, trough various programme.   A daylong programme was held on Dhaka University campus yesterday to…

Eight houses gutted in Ctg BSS, Chattogram At least eight dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at Fateyapur village under Hathazari upazila of the district yesterday morning. Jashim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Chattogram, said the fire originated from an electric…