The Detective Branch (DB) of police detained five activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, a student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, at Balashpur Kewatkhali in Mymensingh yesterday morning. Of the detainees, three are students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) and rests two are students of Ananda Mohon…

After Myanmar, India has kicked off the process to open new waterways with Bangladesh, a move that would facilitate the movement of people, goods and machinery between them and hugely help land-locked northeastern India, reports IANS from Agartala. According to union Minister for DoNER (Development…

A  week-long  free medical camp,  arranged  by  Asmot  Ali  khan  Foundation, began in  Madaripur  sadar upazila yesterday. Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain inaugurated the camp as chief guest, while Shipping Minister Sahjahan…

 Police arrested a regional leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party at Pachuria Ander Manik village in Rajbari Sadar upazila on Monday night. The arrestee has been identified as Akram Hossain, 40, of Char Ander Manik Nilu village in Goalondo Upazila. Sub-inspector Nizam Uddin said Akram…

Police seized a large quantity of locally brewed liquor at Kalibari Wrishipara area in Muktagachha upazila of the district yesterday afternoon. Police said being informed a team of police led by Abu Mohammad Fazlul Karim, officer-in-charge of Muktagachha police station, conducted raid in the area and…

In a mass robbery, robbers looted at least 12 fishing trawlers in Feyar Boya area in the Bay of Bengal early yesterday,. The robbers also abducted 40 fishermen, including 12 fishermen hailing from Kuakata. At least four fishermen received bullet injures as the robbers opened fire on them, said witnesses.…

Khulna: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) held a member of a forest robber gang in possession of 23 firearms and 1,531 rounds of bullet from Badurjhola Khal of the Sundarbans West Zone in Koyra upazila on Monday night, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as M Shahinur Sardar alias Shahin,…

Speakers at a roundtable discussion on “Kashmir Issue and Regional Stability in South Asia” said UN should immediately intervene in the Kashmir issue in order to keep regional stability in South Asia and to resist the emergence and inflammation of extremism through a collaborative approach…

Leaders of the ruling Awami League (AL) yesterday alleged that killings started in Bangladesh soon after BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia left the country for London. Alleging that the BNP was a party that believes in nothing except hatching conspiracies against the country and its people, they claimed that…

A Bangladeshi national was shot to death by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India near Putkhali border area of Benapole early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Monirul Islam, 32, son of Monsur Ali, a resident of Balunda village in Putkhali union and a cattle trader, reports UNB. Victim’s…

The education ministry yesterday removed the draft ‘Education Law, 2015’ from its website just two days before the completion of seeking opinions on the draft from different quarters. The ministry in a circular yesterday said, “The copy and circular of the education law has been removed…

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday claimed that the pseudo-opposition created in Parliament has become a burden for the government. “There is no real opposition in the 10th Parliament. Given the existence of this fake opposition, we can't really accept the government's sermons…

Ambassador to Japan Masud Bin Momen has assured Japanese Parliament (Diet) members and business leaders of maintaining top-class security by the government for all foreign nationals living in Bangladesh including the nationals of Japan. He has also urged Japanese MPs and business leaders for their continued…