Amid internal conflict, the chargé d'affaires (CDA-acting) of the Embassy of Libya in Dhaka, Khaled Mohamed Abu Said yesterday urged the authorities concerned not to work or keep any contact with the ‘sacked’ and ‘removed’ former CDA. “It’s fervently requested…

Rajshahi: Substantial and sustainable expansion of animal resource farming is very important for removing the existing protein deficiency along with cutting the poverty rate in the region, reports BSS. The unemployment problem in the rural areas could be reduced to a greater extent through making the…

Green activists at a programme yesterday demanded an integrated step to remove the perennial waterlogging problem from Dhaka city, reports UNB. They said the city dwellers suffer from acute waterlogging in the capital in every monsoon since the authorities give attention to only addressing the problem…

A gridlock has been created on Dhaka-Tangail highway since Friday when hundreds of busses and other vehicles stranded with passengers returning home after the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday. The traffic congestion has stretched from Elenga to Chandra. Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Gorai highway police, said…

French Ambassador at-Large for climate negotiations to Asia Philippe Zeller arrived yesterday for holding talks with stakeholders on climate issues, reports UNB. Zeller will attend a workshop, titled ‘People’s Perception on Climate Change Impacts in Bangladesh: Expectations from Paris Climate…

Top leaders of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL), the associate student body of ruling Awami League, yesterday slammed the media for what they said undermining it saying they publish news with wrong information about it, reports UNB. "Bangladesh Chattra League is Sheikh Hasina’s strength. But,…

Police foiled a child marriage bid at Saraspur village in Kalia upazila and arrested six persons, including bride’s father, on Friday. The arrestees were sent to jail through a court the same day. Local people said a wedding ceremony was arranged at Saraspur village under Naragati police station…

A boy was electrocuted near a poultry farm in Taluch Bazaar in Dupchanchia upazila yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Anwar Hossain alias Rana, 12, son of Mofser Ali of Pachosha village in the upazila.   OC of Dupchanchia police station Gopal Chandra Chakrabarty said Anwar got entangled…

Pabna: Six policemen, including two sub-inspectors of Ishwardi police station, have been suspended on charge of taking bribe from a drug dealer, reports UNB. The suspended policemen are sub-inspectors Asif and Shahin Mohammad Anu and four constables Zillur Rahman, Mominul Islam, Mizanur Rahman and Anisur…

Empowering the young by protecting them and investing in them can open up avenues for accelerated development, said speakers at a round table discussion at The Daily Star Centre yesterday. The discussion on “Harnessing the Power of the Young”, jointly organised by the United Nations Population…

Ailing BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir leaves for Singapore today for better treatment. He will leave on a Singapore Airlines flight from Hazrat Shahjalal Int’l Airport tonight, according to sources. The BNP leader is likely to meet party Chairperson Khaleda Zia before…