Paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday seized three improvised pipe guns, 32 different types of explosives raiding an abandoned zamindar house at frontier Madhabpur upazila here, reports BSS from Habiganj. BGB officials said they found the weapons at the rooftop of the dilapidated house…

The world can breath easy. A giant asteroid is not hurtling towards Earth about to wipe out much of the Americas, NASA has felt compelled to explain following a swirl of online rumours, reports AFP from Washington. Blogs and off-beat news sites have claimed a major asteroid will impact earth in mid-to-late…

Nilphamari Rail communications of the district with rest of the country, including the capital, resumed yesterday afternoon, after around nine hours of suspension following the derailment of a train in the district town, reports UNB from Nilphamari. Station master of Nilphamari Railway Station Obaidul…

Two suspected robbers were injured in a mass beating in Dopdopiya Kheyaghat area of Nalchiti upazila on Thursday night, reports UNB from Jhalakati. The injured were identified as Montu Hawlader, son of Razzak Hawlader of Choramoddi village, and Mojibur Hawlader, son of Manik Hawlader of Balakathi village…

Police in a drive arrested the prime accused in the BNP leader Shamim murder case from Dhulia Paner Bazar in Baufal upazila on Thursda, reports UNB from Patuakhali. The arrestee was identified as Noman. Tipped off, a team of police led by sub-inspector Humayun of Baufal Police Station, conducted a drive…

Information Technology (IT) sub-centre will be set at 59 now-defunct enclaves in the district aiming to reach internet-based services to the door steps of the people, officials sources said here, reports BSS from Lalmonirhat. “People in the rural areas are now enjoying the benefit of ICT-based…

Local people yesterday gave a good beating to a Madrasa teacher and handed him over to police for allegedly molesting a minor boy in Satkhira town, reports UNB. The teacher was identified as M Abu Sayeed, 30, son of Abu Daud, a resident of Munsiganj Kadamtola in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) plans to start work on its automation project in January next, aiming to bring transparency and accountability in its works, reports UNB. “The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has already decided to provide financial support to the Commission. The ADB’s official…

Right activists and experts yesterday sounded a note of warning to not to abuse elderly people of the society as they are country’s assets not liabilities, reports BSS. According to National Human Rights Commission Kazi Rezaul Haque, “Elderly people are in no way liabilities to society and…

The International Farakka Committee is going to arrange an all-party views exchange in the city over India’s river interlinking project that poses an environment disaster for lower riparian Bangladesh, reports UNB. The views exchange will be held at Jatiya Press Club on Sunday. Civil Aviation…

Two days after he was kidnapped by some miscreants from Chittagong city’s Bandartilla area, transport worker leader Nurul Islam was rescued from Mirersarai upazila of the district yesterday night, reports UNB. Police said a team of Jorarganj Police Station in the upazila rescued Nurul Islam from…

The family members of Kushtia district unit Swechchasebak League General Secretary Sazzad Hossain Sabuj alleged that members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) picked Sabuj up from Mawna in Gazipur early yesterday, reports UNB.  Speaking at a press conference at Kushtia Press Club in the morning,…