Police arrested female vice-chairman of Chitalamri upazila, Runa Gazi, from her house at Bakkhagathi village on Thursday night, reports UNB. Tipped off that Runa, also president of upazila unit of Mahila Dal, was planning to carry out subversive activities, a team of police conducted a raid on her house…

Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a missing BNP activist from a field at Bhulatiya village in Sadar upazila yesterday morning, reports UNB from Chuadanga. The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam, 44, son of Abul Hossain of Noldanga village in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah district. He was accused…

At least 22 people were injured in a clash between two groups of local Awami League leaders and activists over establishing supremacy at Kalia Bazar in Bagerhat Sadar upazila yesterday noon, reports UNB from Bagerhat. Locals said Sheikh Omar Faruk, publicity secretary of Dema union unit of ruling Awami…

Miscreants vandalised an idol of Hindu goddess Laxmi at a temple in Coatgah village in Sirajdijkhan upazila of the district early yesterday, reports UNB. Nogen Das, president of the temple committee, said Mrs Momo, a resident of the village, noticed the vandalised Laxmi idol around 1am. Later, Nagen…

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday said India’s North-East (NE) comes as an important link of connectivity as Bangladesh wants to be a bridge among South Asia, South-East Asia and beyond, reports UNB. “Our opportunities are endless - once we’re able to realise these, it’ll…

President Abdul Hamid yesterday inaugurated the National Vitamin A-Plus Campaign- 2015 (second round) urging all to take their children to nearby vaccination centres, reports UNB. The President formally launched the campaign nationwide by administering vitamin A-Plus capsules to a number of children…

In a desperate move to protect the quickly depleting tiger population in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans, the Forest Department has proposed the government to impose a ban on accessing all kinds of resources of the mangrove forest for one year, reportsuNB from Bagerhat. Though the move will put…

World diabetes Day will be observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world in a befitting manner to engage millions of people worldwide in diabetes awareness. The theme for the Day of this year is ‘Act today to change tomorrow’, highlighting the importance of healthy eating as a…

The number of people with diabetes in Bangladesh stood at 7.1 million in 2015 putting it among top 10 countries in the world and it will hit 13.6 million by 2040 taking it to the 9th position globally, reports UNB. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Novo Nordisk, a Denmark-based global…