The major opposition BNP will stage demonstrations at district and city level across the country today protesting the gas price hike. In the capital city of Dhaka, the party will either stage demonstrations or bring out processions at thana level. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi…

A total of 9,862 candidates out of 14,546 have passed the written test of the 38th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations. After holding a special meeting, Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) published the results on its website yesterday (Monday). The written examination was held on August…

It may still be in the early stages, but work to construct an elevated expressway (EE) for port city Chittagong, the would-be commercial capital of the…

A court here on Sunday sentenced a couple to life tern rigorous imprisonment for murdering their daughter at Kaludaripara village under Badarganj upazila in the district about nine years back. Judge of the Special District and Sessions Judge Court of Rangpur Sayeed Tareq handed down the sentence against…

Police yesterday arrested five people with the charges of beating a local Juba League activist mercilessly on Sunday at Biswas Colony under Akbar area of Chattogram. The victim was identified as Mohammad Mohsin, 26, a resident of Biswas colony and known as follower of Phartali Ward Awami League Joint…

A Dhaka court yesterday set August 6 for submitting probe report in the case lodged against former Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha for allegedly demanding bribe. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Satyabrata Shikder set the new date as investigation officer in the case and director of Anti-Corruption…

Rotary Governor M Khairul Alam announced the annual programmes of Rotary for the session of 2019-2020 at year launching press conference held at the National…

SC stays Rana’s bail in double murder case UNB, Dhaka The Appellate Division yesterday stayed till July 8 the bail granted by the High Court to former Awami League MP from Tangail-3 (Ghatail) Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case filed over killing of two Jubo League leaders. The four-member bench,…

‘Militant’ arrested in Khulna UNB, Khulna  A suspected militant was held at Sheikhpara in the city on Sunday midnight. The arrestee was identified as Mahmud Hasan Anik, 28, member of a banned 'militant' group. Tipped off, a team of police raided the house of Anik around 12 am…

RU approves Tk 424.15cr budget for 2019-20 FY Correspondent, RU Rajshahi University (RU) has approved its annual budget worth Tk 424.15 crore for the 2019-2020 fiscal year based on the allocation given by University Grant Commission (UGC). The approval came in the 491st syndicate meeting of RU held…