New Chief of Naval Staff AMMM Aurangzeb Chowdhury on Sunday was adorned with the rank badge of Admiral in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has finalised its report on probe into the alleged crimes against humanity committed by five Mymensingh war crimes accused. The five accused include Md Kitab Ali Fakir, 85, Md Janab Ali, 68, and Md Abdul Kuddus, 68. The investigation…

A bill titled Animal Welfare Bill 2019 was placed in Parliament yesterday, aiming to stop cruelty towards animals and defining the duties of their owners. State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Ministry M Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru placed the Bill and it was sent to the respective scrutiny committee…

A Dhaka court yesterday set today to submit probe report in the case lodged over murder of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. “Today was fixed for submitting the probe report. But the investigation agency Detective Branch (DB) of police failed to submit the report, making Dhaka Metropolitan…

Speakers at a meeting stressed on joint collaboration between the government and civil society organisations for eliminating child labour in the country’s dried fish sector. If there is effective collaboration between them, it would be easy to achieve the target of completely eliminating worst…

Another body of boat capsize on the Buriganga River was recovered by the rescue workers yesterday, raising the death toll from the accident to six. River Police Sadarghat Police Station Officer-in charge (OC) Abdur Razzak confirmed news. The body was identified as Shahida Begum.    

Workers of Amin Jute Mills staged a demonstration in the city yesterday demanding implementation of nine point demands. The workers also took to the streets and brought out a procession carrying red flags to press home their demand. In the brief rally held after the procession union President Arifur…

With implementation of diversified innovation programmes, Rajshahi Divisional Ethnic Minority Cultural Academy (RDEMCA) has got a new looks as well expanding…

Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed will leave Dhaka for Kuwait today on a four-day official visit. During the visit, he will pay courtesy call on Kuwait’s defence, interior ministers, chief of general staff of armed forces, land force commander and national guard deputy commander, said an…

Police in a drive arrested five suspected drug traders along with drugs from Savar municipality early Sunday. The arrestees are-Harun, 28, Mehedi Hasan, 20, Sagor, 21, Jahurul and Robu, 21. A team of police in a drive arrested the drug traders, the associates of listed drug trader Shamim, along with…

The 16th anniversary of death of Masud Ahmed Rumi, former president of Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) and a renowned sports organiser,…

A group of journalists under the banner of ‘News Editors Council (NEC)’ formed a human chain in the city yesterday protested the attack on…

3 ‘muggers’ held in capital UNB, Dhaka Police arrested three suspected muggers from Atarbibi Lane of Malibagh area in the city scrutinising video footage which went viral on social media recently. The arrestees are Farhad Fakir, Yousuf Ali and Jasim Matabbar. A gang of muggers who snatched…

DU alumni reunion held UNB, Dhaka The grand reunion of Dhaka University (DU) Alumni Association was held at the central playground of the university on Saturday amid fanfare and much enthusiasm. The daylong programme was inaugurated by DU Vice-chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman at 10am, while former finance…