The wife of a police sub-inspector reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Choto Anchra village in Benapole port area on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Jannatul Islam Tripti, 30, wife of sub-inspector Rakibul Islam, a resident of the area. SI Rakib said he returned home at…

Awami League backed Awami Ainjibi Parishad candidate Sharif Abdur Rakib and Jatiyatabadi Oikya Forum candidate MA Gafur have been elected president and general secretary of Jessore Bar Association respectively. The Awami League backed panel won 12 out of the total 17 executive posts in the annual election…

A court yesterday sentenced two members of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 20 years rigorous imprisonment each in a case filed under the Explosives Act in 2009. Additional District and Session Judge and also the Judge of Chapainawabganj Special Tribunal-2 M Ziaur…

Drug peddler gets life  Our Correspondent, Kishoreganj A court here yesterday sentenced a drug peddler to life imprisonment.  The convict is Monwara Begum, 37, wife of Wahid Mia of Laxmipur village in Bhairab upazila.  The court also fined the convict Tk 10,000, in default, six months…