A 12-hour strike, called by local traders in Rangamati College Gate area protesting against ransacking of their shops during a clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists and Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP) activists that also left 10 people injured, was underway without witnessing any untoward…

A gang of robbers looted gold ornaments and cash worth about Taka 20 lakh from a jewellery shop at Beltoli Bazar in Matlab Uttar upazila of the district early yesterday morning, reports BSS from Chandpur. Officer in-charge (OC) of Matlab Uttar Thana Kabir Hossain, quoting witnesses, said the robbers…

 Leaders of Awami League (AL), its associated bodies and different socio-cultural organizations yesterday placed wreaths at the grave of Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at Banani graveyard on Russel’s 51th birth anniversary, reports…

An indefinite dawn-to-dusk transport strike, called by the district bus owners and workers Oyiko Parishad, was enforced here yesterday demanding a ban on movement of various three-wheelers, like the auto-rickshaws, Nosimons, Korimons and tempos, on the highway. Bus Malik-Shramik Okya Parishad (an association…

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu said yesterday that India has expressed willingness to provide whatever amount of electricity Bangladesh may need. Talking to reporters at his office in the secretariat after a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran,…

Speakers at a discussion here yesterday called for the effective use of agricultural subsidy and boosting the farmers’ production capacity to minimise their price-related shocks, reports UNB. “Labour productivity is very low in our agriculture. We need to boost production capacity to mitigate…

Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif yesterday released 3000 kilograms of local species of fry into two water bodies of Pabna aimed at increasing fish production to meet up the growing demand, reports BSS. The minister today released 2200 fry into Chatrar Beel at Atghharia under Laxmipur Union at a cost…

Police in a drive arrested five activists of Jamaat-Shibir from South Rajarampur village under Senbag upazila of the district yesterday morning, reports BSS from Noakhali. The arrested were M Masud, 28, M Enayet, 30, M Jahirul Islam, 28, M Saiful Islam, 30, and M Abul Bashar, 28. All of them are residents…

All the government and non-government organisations concerned should work together for empowering the elected women public representatives in reserved seats in the local government institutions to free the society from violence against women, speakers at an advocacy dialogue observed yesterday, reports…

A man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Pachuria rail station under sadar upazila here yesterday morning, reports BSS from Rajbari. The deceased was identified as Abdus Samad Sheikh, 60, of Char Andharmanik village under Goalanda upazila of the district. Police sources said the accident occurred…

Police arrested 113 persons including five activists of BNP and Jamaat conducting raids in different areas of eight upazilas of the district from Saturday night yesterday morning, reports BSS from Jessore. Among the arrested persons two are activists of BNP and three are Jamaat activists. All of them…

The death toll of Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims from the tragic stampede in Saudi Arabia’s Mina has now reached 137, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam yetsreday, reports UNB. “Fifty-three other Bangladeshi pilgrims are still missing,” he told reporters at a press…

A Chittagong court yesterday rejected the remand petition filed by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) against Barrister Shakila Farzana in connection with a case filed with Hathazari Police Station. Chittagong Judicial Magistrate Shiplu Kumar Dey rejected the remand plea when RAB filed a petition to interrogate…

A bus helper was hit to death allegedly by a passenger at Mithapukur upazila headquarters of Rangpur yesterday evening, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Ashraf, 35, helper of a Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) bus and son of Emdad Bepari of Rangpur district. Witnesses said a BRTC…

The Election Commission yesterday dismissed Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) chief Kader Siddiqui’s appeal against the cancellation of his nomination for the Tangail-4 by-polls. Siddique and his wife Nasrin Siddique’s nominations were cancelled for defaulting on repayment of loans. His…