Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq yesterday said conspirators of Bangabandhu murder who remained beyond the justice would face the consequences the way the direct killers were punished, reports BSS. "Some of the killers have been hanged and some are on the run . . . but the conspirators…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has claimed that the country’s overall law-and-order situation is good barring some stray incidents,reports UNB. “Except for several murders, the overall law-and-order situation is quite good,” he said yesterday while talking to reporters after distributing…

As kidney disease is increasing at an alarming rate due to poor dietary practices and lack of awareness, health experts stressed the need for taking preventive measures to check kidney failure as nephritic, diabetics and high blood pressure cause 80 percent kidney disorders, reports BSS. If early preventive…

Three kidnapping suspects were held by police after a ‘gunfight’, but later wounded by a ‘mob-beating’ at Churamankathi on the outskirts of Jessore town early yesterday, said Shikder Akkas Ali, officer in-charge of Kotwali police station. However, residents of Churamankathi said…

Illegal and unregistered motorcycles are no longer seen on the roads in Jhenidah, thanks to a strong drive against unregistered motorbikes by the authorities. According to Jhenidah district traffic office, traffic police members have seized over one thousand unregistered motorbikes in the district during…

Police recovered the bodies of two unidentified people from Lalmiar Char of Haimchar upazila yesterday, reports UNB.Officer-in-charge of Haimchar Police Station M Oliullah Oli said local people spotted the body of a woman, aged around 25, at the char in the afternoon and informed police.  Later,…

Water levels in 14 rivers stations across the country monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rises and 37 stations recorded falls, reports BSS. Among the 84 monitored water level stations, one is flowing above the danger level, a bulletin issued by FFWC said today. The…

A local activist of Juba Dal was chopped to death by miscreants in Pahartali area of Chittagong yesterday, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Saidul Islam, 30, son of Ledu Miah of Sagorika area under Pahartali Police Station. He was an activist of Pahartali unit of Juba Dal. Quoting family members,…

Catching of fish in Kaptai Lake will start here from midnight on August 21 as the three-month ban on catching ends on the day, reports BSS. At the midnight on May 18, local district administration had imposed a ban on catching, selling and transportation of fish from Kaptai Lake to ensure safe spawning…

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a truckload of 6 tones of Indian cumin worth Tk 35 lakh at Jamtola in Sharsha upazila in Benapole yesterday afternoon, reports UNB.. Tipped off that a big consignment of smuggled Indian cumin was being sent to Dhaka through Jamtola, a team of the border…

Former home secretary and current managing director of PKSF Md Abdul Karim, in a rejoinder denied having advised the Bangladesh High Commission to the United Kingdom in December 2008 to renew the passport of Tareq Rahman, reports BSS. The news was published on August 10, 2015 in a number of national…