An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death on Thursday night over intra-party fued at Tilagor in the city. The deceased was identified as Avishek Dey Deep, an activist of local BCL and son of Dipok Dey of Sadipur area in Shibganj in the city. Officer-in-charge of Shahporan Police…

A student of Dhaka University (DU) died of cardiac arrest at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Shaikot Mahmud, an Accounting and Information System department student of 2014-15 sessions.  Shaikot, hailing from Lakshmipur, was a resident student…

A student of International Islamic University, Chattogram (IIUC) has filed a case against ten activists of Chhatra League for tagging him a ‘Shibir’ activist. Masudur Rahman Adnan, a 2nd semester studentof the Quranic Sciences and Islamic Studies, IIUC, filed the case with a court of Senior…

Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBN) on Thursday arrested a man with 328 cartons foreign cigarettes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The detainee was identified as Md. Monjur Ali, 26. APBN Additional Superintendent of Police (operations and media) Alamgir Hossain Shimul today confirmed the…

Health experts have stressed the need for taking a comprehensive effort to detect all the leprosy cases early as the disease is curable, aiming to build…

A five-day inter-ministerial course ended on Thursday focusing on strengthening interagency counterterrorism cooperation, effective post-crisis response capacity and institutional resiliency. Members of the US Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) based in Tampa, Florida provided the course instruction,…

Leaders of different organisations working for welfare of persons with disabilities at a discussion yesterday stressed on comprehensive GO-NGO efforts for inclusive development of the physically challenged people. The district administration and Department of Social Services (DSS) organised the discussion…

Five women will get five best ‘Joyeeta Awards’ in Rajshahi divisional level here on Sunday. They will be given the awards formally at a function at Shilpakala Academy auditorium. This was revealed at a press conference held at the conference hall of Divisional Commissioner’s office…

DU appoints two new assistant proctors BSS, Dhaka Dr Md Abdul Muhit, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology department and Dr Anwar Hossain, associate professor of Fisheries Department are appointed as Assistant Proctor of Dhaka University on Thursday. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akthtaruzzan…