Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday (Thursday) asked authorities of private universities to submit report about the progress of shifting to permanent campus by September. He said the government would take a  decision on a case-by-case basis after reviewing the reports. The minister was…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) held an illegal arms trader along with a pistol, a magazine and four bullets from a mango orchard at Bholahat of the district yesterday. The trader has been identified as Yakub, 35, an inhabitant of Zinnanagar in Bholahat upazila. Acting on a tip-off, a team of…

Police recovered a hanging body of a woman at Khajura, near Kuakata tourist resort, yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Shefali Begum, 45, an inhabitant of Khajura Ashrayan project under Latachapli union in Kalapara upazila. Police said being informed from local people Kuakata outpost police…

Fisheries and Livestock secretary Selina Afroz visited the former Kajaldigi enclave in Panchagarh and distributed 10 cows and five goats among the underprivileged people yesterday. She also released fish fry in a pond there. Debiganj upazila administration and livestock department jointly arranged the…

President Abdul Hamid returned home after his state visit to Vietnam, reports BSS. A regular flight of Bangladesh Biman carrying the President arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7.15 pm. The President was received by Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail…

Medical (MBBS/BDS) admission test will be held simultaneously across the country on October 2 for all public and private medical and dental colleges under academic session 2014-2015. The announcement came at a meeting presided over by the Health Minister Mohammad Nasim at the Secretariat yesterday.…

Law enforcers have arrested two people from the capital in connection with the murder of blogger  Niladri Chatterjee, known popularly as Niloy Neel. The arrestees were identified as Sad Al Nahian and Masud Rana, suspected members of banned Islamist militant outfit Ansarrullah Bangla Team (ABT).…

A schoolgirl was found dead at East Khajuria village in Senbagh upazila of the district yesterday. She has been identified as Sharmin Akther, 10, daughter of poor day labourer Abul Hashem, and a class-V student at Khajuria Primary School. Family members said they recovered her body hanging from the…