Hours after its enforcement, transport workers yesterday night postponed their indefinite strike in greater Chittagong until Friday (today) afternoon, reports UNB. Mrinal Chowdhury, president of Chittagong chapter of Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation, made the announcement following assurance…

The Election Commission has asked the Public Administration Ministry to withdraw its project deputy director Abdul Bari as he reportedly manhandled two journalists of Channel 24 at his office, reports UNB. “We’ve already started the process to take action. We’ve sent a letter to the…

Pro-Vice Chancellor of Daffodil International University (DIU) Dr Golam Rahman was made chairman of the board of directors of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), reports UNB. Dr Golam Rahman, also a renowned professor of journalism, was made the BSS chairman, for a three-year term as the government reconstructed…

Three separate cases were filed with Gomastapur police station yesterday over the killing of four alleged robbers in mass beating at Mokrampurghat in Gomastapur upazila of the district. OC of Gomostapur police Firoj Ahmed said a case was filed for attempting to commit robbery and another case was filed…

Autism is a disorder, not a disease. An autistic person should be loved, protected and nurtured, said speakers at a seminar yesterday. People with autism do work as if they are passing leisure time. They never tell lies and  don’t know how to betray others. They are loyal to work and have…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion held two alleged illegal arms traders with one foreign made pistol, two magazines and four rounds of bullet from Chakdoulatpur in Shibganj upazila yesterday afternoon. The arrested persons have been identified as Tozammel Hoque, 37, and Mirazul Islam, 21, of Israil…

Two members of Rapid Action Battalion were injured as criminals threw crude bombs on them at Ramchandrapurhat in  sadar upazila yesterday. The injured are Habildar Ganesh Chandra and ASI Imran Ali. Assistant Director of (RAB)-5  Ashiqur Rahman said a team of RAB  went to the area to arrest…

A 45-day-old child died due to wrong treatment at Matlab Health Complex yesterday. She was identified as Samia, daughter of  Hasan and Ayesha Akter. Ayesha took her  daughter to the health complex on Wednesday noon and she was immediately given a vaccine by  Staff Nurse Rasheda Begum…

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he is resigning and has called an early election, reports BBC. Tsipras, who was only elected in January, said he had a moral duty to go to the polls now a third bailout had been secured with European creditors. The election date is yet to be set…

Despite repeated requests from Bangladesh, India has taken up several projects, including inter-linking river projects, even though no Joint River Commission (JRC) meeting has been held over the past five years. “The last 37th JRC ministerial-level meeting took place in March 2010, despite the…

Heavy to very heavy rain in the south-eastern hill basins triggered landslides in Bandarban yesterday (Thursday). A two-and-half year-old child, Sajid, was killed and five, including the mother and grandmother, injured when their hut below a hill in the new Gulshan area of Bandarban town collapsed due…