Two new prosecution witnesses have testified yesterday against Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana and nine others in a case lodged for violating building code.…

The historic May Day was observed in the cities of Chattogram, Rajshahi, Barishal, Khulan and Rangpur amid fresh demand to ensure justified rights of workers and their safety in workplaces. The day was a public holiday. BSS adds from CHATTOGRAM: Different political parties, trade unions, Hotel Sramik…

Two female domestic helps died under mysterious circumstances in the city's Uttara area on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Ruby 20, hailing from Laxmipur district, and Halima, 17, of Gazipur. Officer-in-charge of Uttara West Police Station Tapan Chandra Saha said the victims used to work…

A Dhaka court set May 16 to hold hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda and others. May 2, 2019, was fixed for holding hearing on the matter, but Dhaka Special Judge Court-2 deferred the hearing as the prime accused is undergoing treatment…

The government on Wednesday appointed Principal Information Officer (PIO) of Press Information Department M Joynal Abedin as the Press Secretary to the President on deputation. The Ministry of Public Administration on the day issued a notification in this regard. “This order will come into effect…

Two members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) have been arrested on Tuesday from Godagari upazila in the district. The arrestees are Kamal Hossain, 45, son of Ershad Morol of Satkundi village of Godagari upazila and Saiful Islam, 30, son of Aminul Islam of Manikchawk village of the…

A Dhaka court today set June 18 to submit probe report in the case lodged over murder of Islamic scholar and TV personality Mawlana Nurul Islam Faruki. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Devbrata Biswas set the date as investigation agency CID failed to submit the report yesterday. Faruki was brutally murdered…

Gazipur Police recovered the hanging body of a security guard from a market in Ambag area of the city on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Dulal Miah, 60, son of late Javed Ali of Manipura area of Haluaghat upazila in  Mymensingh. Officer in charge of Konabari Police Station Emdad Hossain…

Omar Faruk, 19, son of Md Tozammel from Kahalu upazila of Bogura district and a student of English Department of Govt Azizul Haque College, has been suffering…

IU holds farewell programme Correspondent, IU Arabic Language and Literature department organised a farewell and scholarship giving ceremony of 24th batch under the MSS academic 2016-17 session was held at hall room of Faculty Building of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Sunday around 11:30am.…

Minor girl found hanging UNB, Sylhet Police recovered the hanging body of a minor girl from a locked room at Singerbazar in Bishwanath upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Khadija Begum, the four and a half years daughter of van driver Shahinur Rahman of Beer Kalas village in Dakshin…