Two college students went missing while bathing in the Piyain River at tourist sport Jaflong yesterday afternoon, UNB reports from Sylhet. The missing youths were identified as Abdullah Antar, 18, son of M Sanaullah, and Sohagh Ghosh, 17, son of Saker Ghosh, of Wari in Dhaka. They are students of Kabi…

Seven people, including three members of a family, were killed and 12 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler at Nimtali on Dhaka-Mawa highway in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshi-ganj yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Rase Miahl, 30, of Srinagar upazila,…

A new horizon has been opened up in reaching the benefit of technology to the doorsteps of the people and linking the people with the government in a bigger way as the Cabinet Committee on Purchase yesterday approved the Info Government Project-3, reports UNB. “With the endorsement of the project,…

The government’s move to import 500 MW of electricity from Indian private sector is unlikely to see any breakthrough before mid-2017, reports UNB. According to official sources, the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) will solidify the move once the construction of a separate substation…

The lifting of United Nations economic sanctions on Iran through the implementation of an agreement between Tehran and world’s superpowers will benefit Bangladesh as it will help increase Bangladesh’s trade and commerce, Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque said yesterday. “Bangladesh…

Brutality prevails when humanity is lost. Two more minor children have been tortured cruelly after being tied with a tree in Shyamnagar upazila in the district, reports UNB from Satkhira. The barbaric incident took place at a time when the outcry over the brutal killing of Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon,…

An employee of the Wari office of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) has been suspended over the seizure of 76,000 yaba pills from the office, reports UNB. The action was taken against Mohammad Mostafa, a technician (work charge) of the BTCL office, yesterday as per the order of State…

Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad (BMS) demanded proper investigation into the death of Freedom fighter Aiyub Khan, reports BSS. BMS also said that they have been always received all kinds of cooperation from the ministry including the Secretary, said a release. Freedom fighter Aiyub Khan, who reportedly…

Four people, including a couple, were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler at Nimtali on Dhaka-Mawa highway in Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj yesterday. The deceased were identified as Rasel, 30, and his wife, Sima Begum, human hauler driver Ershad,…

Security personnel arrested a spectator for making a racial comment on the South African players during the second day of the first Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong  yesterday. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) security consultant Maj (retd) Hossain Imam told The Independent that…

Workers’ rights, fair wages and safe working environments are preconditions for a sustainable business model, German Ambassador to Bangladesh Thomas Prinz said yesterday after he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Last year, Bangladesh and Germany had a trade volume of more…