Pabna: A woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself after strangulating her minor son to death at Gangpara village in sadar upazila yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Poly Khatun, 20, wife of Jalal Uddin and her 10-month old son Zubayer Hossain. Abdullah Al Hasan,…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the law minister to expedite disposal of sensational cases, according to a minister.  The directive was given…

Police in separate drives yesterday arrested 307 people including activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from six districts. Our Jhenidah correspondent reports: Police early yesterday arrested 17 Jamaat-Shibir activists in five upazilas over suspicion of subversive activities. Azbahar…

A housewife was found hanging at her home in Barahipur area of Feni district town yesterday.  The victim has been identified Amina Khatun, 23, wife of Shahin Miah. Victim’s husband Shahin said he was out of home on Sunday night. At around 4am when he returned he saw the hanging body of Amina…

Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary of the ruling Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said BNP has opted for clandestine murders to create an abnormal situation in the country in its bid to force the government to sit for a dialogue, reports BSS. "Failing to create an abnormal situation…

RAJSHAHI: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) is going to implement a project to boost quality seed production to meet up its gradually rising demands for more agricultural outputs in the region, reports BSS. Quality seed is the precondition to improve crop yield and taking the issue into…

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday stressed that passengers of auto-rickshaws have always been victims despite repeated fare hikes, signal waiting charges, drivers paying rent to owners, and so on. Organised by Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity at the National Press Club, the discussion pointed out that…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday felicitated Noble Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for the win in Myanmar’s general election by her party National League for Democracy (NLD). “I am happy to know that the rulers of that country have accepted and showed respect to the popular win,” she…

Public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam said yesterday that it is not possible to do politics by shutting all doors for talks. “Doors for talks must always remain open in politics,” he added. Syed Ashraful Islam, also the general secretary of the ruling Awami League (AL), was…