Joint General Secretary of Awami League Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif yesterday said the killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were afraid of his blood as they assassinated most of his family members on August 15 in 1975, reports BSS. “They always feared Bangabandhu’s…

A boy and a woman were tortured mercilessly in Patuakhali. The boy, Sajib, 12, was tied to a tree and was tortured with a stick at Tungibaria village under Rangabali upazila of the district on Monday. At one stage of the torture, Sajib lost his consciousness. Seeing his condition, one Zeba Begum protested…

Three bodies were recovered in separate incidents in Gazipur yesterday. Sub-inspector of Kaliakoir police station Safiul Alam said hanging body of a female college student was recovered from a house at Harinhati village in Kaliakoir upazila yesterday afternoon. She was identified as Joti Akter, 19,…

The High Court yesterday stayed the move to transfer a case filed against Major Nazir Uddin, accused of torturing his wife Nasrat Jahan Tusti, to a military court from a special tribunal. In response to a writ petition filed by the father of the victim, a student of Dhaka University, the HC bench, comprising…

Five BNP leaders, including Jessore Municipal Mayor Maruful Islam, were sent to Jessore central jail after their bail prayers were rejected a local court yesterday. They surrendered before the Court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Abu Ibrahim and sought bail. The magistrate rejected the bail prayers and…

NETRAKONA: Two persons, accused of committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation, have been arrested from Purbadhala upazila in the district yesterday, reports BSS. The arrestees are - Abdur Rahman, 80, of Barha-Gonakpara village and Ahmed Hussain, 78, of Sunaikandi village in Purbadhala…

A court yesterday convicted five people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a farmer in 2008. The convicts are-Shamsuddin, Fazlar Rahman, Ashraf Ali, Bisharu Mamud, Rafiqul Islam of Gomnati village in Domar upazila. The court also fined Tk10,000 each, in default, to suffer six months…

Newly appointed Japanese ambassador Masato Watanabe yesterday paid a courtesy call on Minister for Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor at his secretariat office, reports BSS. They discussed various issues of mutual interests. Welcoming the Japanese envoy at his office, Noor said Japan is a genuine friend…

Habiganj: Two minor cousins drowned in the Sutung River at Nazirpur village in sadar upazila yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Rupali, 3, daughter of Vanu Sarkar and Priyanka Sarkar, 3, daughter of Gouranga Darkar. Family sources said the minor girls slipped into the river and…

Primary and Ebtedayee Terminal Examinations 2015 will begin across the country on November 22 and continue till November 29. Primary and Mass Education ministry sources said over 32 lakh examinees will appear in the terminal examinations. A total of 29,43,000 students will attend the Primary Terminal…

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday underscored the need for technical education to build up the future generation as skilled manpower. He said that the government is committed to set up technical school in each upazila to impart education for building skilled manpower. The minister said…