The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (CAS) Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, ndc, psc, will take charge as 14th army chief today (Thursday) from the outgoing CAS General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan at the army headquarters today at 12 am. After two and half an hour of taking charge as CAS, Abu Belal Muhammad…

The executive body of the National Environment Committee yesterday reviewed the ‘National Environment Policy 2015’ and incorporated nine issues in the draft policy in order to make it time befitting. The issues which are incorporated in the policy are—air, hill ecology, conservation…

A section of pro-Awami League teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) continued their movement for the 3rd consecutive day yesterday, demanding the removal of the Vice-Chancellor, reports UNB. Campus sources said as a part of the movement against the SUST VC, a section of pro-Awami…

Water levels in 35 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rises and 45 stations recorded falls. Among the 84 monitored water level stations, one river station has been registered steady and two rivers are flowing above danger mark, a bulletin issued by FFWC…

Former president and Chairman of Jatiya Party (JP) HM Ershad said it was a big achievement in the history to free the dwellers of enclaves from 68 years of captivity. “For this all the credit goes to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said while speaking…

Several non-governmental organisations yesterday demanded that Bangladesh delegation to the UN Conference on Finance for Development should propose a UN political body on global tax matter that will support elimination of all sorts of loophole for an equal taxing and stop illicit finance flow, reports…

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki yesterday urged the meritorious students to join politics to serve the nation. “You all want to be doctors and engineers, not politicians. But if the politicians want, they can resolve all problems of the people in society,”…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said river erosion could not hamper the construction work of the main structure of the Padma Bridge. “Precautionary measures have already been taken to halt the erosion in the Padma Bridge site. Piling of the main parts of the bridge…

RAJSHAHI: Farmers have started growing chemical-free vegetables, using organic manure like vermicompost, in the region including its vast Barind Tract, reports BSS. By dint of diversified interventions, gardening around homesteads in the current season through using the organic fertiliser has started…

Sirajganj: A woman and her daughter were crushed under the wheels of a train at Mulibari level crossing in sadar upazila yesterday afternoon, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Mukti, 22, wife of Saiful Islam of sadar upazila and her seven-month daughter Sadia. Saiful Islam was injured in…

Former chairman of Bangladesh Krishi Bank Khandaker Ibrahim Khaled said adequate allocation in the budget is needed for alleviating poverty or else, overall development of the country would remain a pipe dream, reports BSS. He also urged the government to show zero tolerance to corruption as it is showing…

After taking over the Command as Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Marshal Abu Esrar paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a floral wreath at the mausoleum of Bangabandhu in Tungipara yesterday.      The Chief of Air Staff…

A large quantity of spurious drugs was seized in separate raids in two medicine shops in Jhenidah yesterday. A mobile court, led by executive magistrate Bashir Ahamed, seized one lakh pieces of contraband tablets and various substandard and fake medicines from ‘Mum Pharma Limited’ at BSCIC…