Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-13) arrested a presumed active member of banned militant organisation ‘Allahor Dal’ from Madhya Babu Khan area in the metropolis on Friday afternoon. “On a tip off, a special operational team of RAB-13 raided the area and arrested the militant red-handed…

Some photos of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) students wearing Arabian attire that went viral on social media recently put the university authorities in an ‘embarrassing’ situation, said the authorities. “Some students attend rallies on the campus wearing special…

Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar yesterday said country’s 65 per cent young population is the key strength for the transformation of Bangladesh into a developed nation. “We have no alternative to a suitable institution based digital education for this young population…

Workers of state-owned jute mills in Khulna returned to factories yesterday after halting their five days of continuous protests that cost the government millions of taka. They resumed work following assurance of implementation of the national wage commission-2015 by January 16. The decision was taken…

The Armed Police Battalion arrested three cleaning staff with gold weighing around 2.3 kilograms from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday. The arrestees were identified as Md Sumon Sikder, 34, Md Shahin Hossain, 34, and Md Belal Akon, 28. Md Alamgir Hossain, additional superintendent of…

Mentioning that public interest litigations (PILs) are playing a helpful role in protecting human rights of the underprivileged people, Chief Justice…

Robbers looted gold ornaments from a house killing an elderly woman in Navy-gate area in the city yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Kali Rani Sen, 70. The incident took place around 10 am when she was alone at home, said Sonali Sen, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Khulna Metropolitan…

During the Liberation War in 1971, more than 500 men and women were hauled in a group and forced to dig their own graves before they were shot dead by…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque, MP, yesterday asked the doctors and others concerned to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty for the welfare of the public in general. “We want all people get their respective healthcare services properly and the doctors are…

Bani Rani Acharjee, mother of Deepak Acharjee, a special correspondent of The Independent, breathed her last on Friday at around 10:04 am. She was 84.…

A two- day long programmes on late freedom fighter, painter and sculptor Chitta Haldar ended on Friday. Artist Chitta Haldar Reception Committee organized the event  at Ashwini Kumar Hall of the city. It included discussion, photo exhibitions on life and works of Chitta Haldar. Panel Mayor Advocate…

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained 49 people for selling and consuming drugs during its ongoing anti-narcotics drive in the capital. The detentions were made in the last 24 hours till 6am on Friday. The Detective Branch (DB) and police stations under DMP carried out the separate drives starting…

An unidentified man was killed by a speedy covered van while crossing the road in city’s West Kalshi area of Pallabi yesterday morning. DMP Pallabi Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Mizanur Rahman confirmed the incident. According to police sources and locals, the accident occurred at around 9am in…

IU law faculty gets new dean UNB, Islamic University Professor Halima Begum of Law department has been appointed as the new dean of Law Faculty of Islamic University in Kushtia. IU acting registrar SM Abdul Latif said that Vice-chancellor Professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari appointed her to the post…