The water resources ministry has decided to conduct special drives against 40,000 illegal establishments built on the riverbanks and water-bodies across the country from December 23.  “We have identified 40,000 illegal structures, built on the riverbanks and water-bodies across the country,”…

Five people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Rajshahi and Gazipur yesterday and on Wednesday. In Rajshahi: Two persons were killed when a bus hit a motorbike at Katakhali area on Rajshahi-Natore highway under Katakhali Police Station…

A court here yesterday set January 30 for submitting probe report in a case filed against five, including now Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice-President (VP) Nurul Haq Nur, for allegedly assaulting Rokeya Hall provost Zeenat Huda. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sorafuzzaman…

Thirty five-year-old Saleha Khatun (pseudonym), works in a buying house in the city and uses public transport for her traveling. But she has bitter experiences…

A couple was found dead at a building in city’s Fakirapool area on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Shahid Ahmed, 27, and Marzina, 21. After being informed by locals, police found Shahid’s body hanging from the rooftop of a five-story building around 9:30pm, said Sub-Inspector…

The government has decided to regulate Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve celebrations this year to avoid any untoward incident. The decision was taken at a home ministry meeting yesterday (Thursday), with home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in the chair. After the meeting, Khan said no one would…

Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (RWASA) has persistently been working with the vision of establishing a sustainable and smart water management system through ensuring transparency, accountability, integrity and participation of all stakeholders . RWASA Managing Director Sultan Abdul Hamid…

Development activists at a dialogue with media personnel here yesterday said the mass-media both print and electronics should play their due role to protect…

A bank manager committed suicide by hanging himself after being insulted by his own son at West Baniyakhamar Bihar Colony in Khulna on Tuesday. Achintha Kumar Haldar, SI of Shonadanga thana, said Sheikh Nur Mohammad had an argument  with his HSC examinee son Nur e Alam recently. At a point of the…

The 3rd ‘Digital Bangladesh Day-2019’ was observed yesterday through holding various programmes aiming to educate the people on ICT-based services to build a technologically advanced country. The theme of the day this year is ‘Sattyo-Mittha Jachae Agey, Internet Share Porey’…

A reception was hosted at the Baridhara residence of Enayetullah Khan, Honorary Consul of Romania in Bangladesh and Editor-in-Chief of UNB and Dhaka Courier, on Wednesday, marking the Romanian National Day. Academics, politicians, diplomats, business leaders, city elite and former civil and defence…

The 48th death anniversary of a martyred intellectual Rafiqul Haider Chowdhury (Eshika) will be observed today, says a press release. On this day in 1971,…

A court here on Wednesday set January 13 to submit probe report in a case filed against businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher for tax evasion and filing false statement regarding keeping money in Swiss Bank. Yesterday was fixed for submitting the report, but Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Devdas Chandra Adhikary…