Information Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said it is known to all that the key task of BNP’s alternative powerhouse ‘Hawa Bhaban’ was to impose 10 per cent ‘toll’ on business during the BNP-Jamaat regime.  “When BNP…

Two young men were burned to death and another was injured as a fire broke out at a house in Boropol area of Halishahar early yesterday. The deceased are- Mohon, 35, hailing from Cumilla and Zakir, 34, hailing from Chandpur. Farid Ahmed Chowdhury, acting assistant director of Chattogram Fire Service,…

A local Awami League (AL) leader was expelled from the party on Sunday after he was arrested with yaba tablets by police on Friday night. The leader is Jaglul Morshed Prince, secretary of ward-24 of Barishal city unit of ruling Awami League. A press release signed by Barishal city AL secretary Serniabad…

The civil society and mass media should play significant role in creating social awareness for preventing violent terrorism and militancy those are enemies of the people, country, economy and humanity. Chief of the Counter Terrorism and Translational Crime (CTTC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Md Monirul…

Police arrested a young man along with 1,900 yaba pills, concealed inside his sandals, from Station Road area in the port city on Sunday night. The arrestee is Ehsan, 22, son of Abul Kalam, resident of Billapara in Chodah union of Satkania. Mohammad Mohosin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station,…

A mobile court on Sunday jailed a male student of Chittagong University for sexually assaulting a female student. The convict is – Prabir Gosh, a student of 2014-15 session of Communication and Journalist Department. According to the victim student, Prabir Ghosh used to disturb her on social media…

At least 20 houses were gutted in Battala road area of the city yesterday. Official sources said the fire originated from an earthen kitchen stove of…

 A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra Leauge, who suffered injuries in a clash over construction work of a bridge in Koyra upazila on Sunday afternoon, died on the way to Dhaka yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Hadiuzzaman Russel, 28, general secretary of Koyra upazila BCL unit.…

The graduation ceremony of 34 trainee pilots of the Galaxy Flying Academy was held at Uttara Club in the capital on Saturday, says a press release. Chairman…

IU English department reunion Mar 20 UNB, Islamic University A two-day reunion of English Department Alumni Association of Islamic University will take place on the campus in Kushtia on March 20-21. Current and former students of the department will bring out a colourful procession, led by the department’s…