For the first time, municipal poll aspirants will have to submit a copy of their Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) certificate, along with other papers, while filing their nomination. The elections will be held on December 30. All aspirants, whether they are nominated by political parties or are…

The overall security situation in Bangladesh is good and the few recent incidents of violence were the acts of BNP-Jamaat alliance aimed at destabilising and maligning the growing positive image of the country, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has told his British counterpart Foreign Secretary Philip…

With a heavy heart, 105 residents of the former Dhaolakahkrabari enclave under Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh district permanently left for India yesterday. Additional District Magistrate Golam Azom had been formally apprised to see them off from Debiganj Degree College premises at 9.30am yesterday…

Bikolpadhara Bangladesh (BDB) has decided to participate in the forthcoming municipality polls scheduled to be held on December 30. BDB leaders and anyone who oppose to terror, corruption and upholding liberal democratic and nationalist ideals can contest the polls with party symbol ‘Kula’…

A Dhaka court yesterday placed five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a five-day remand in a case filed in connection with blasts at city’s Hoseni Dalan, reports UNB. Those remanded are Chan Miah, Omar Faruk alias Manik, Mohammad Shahjahan,…

Jessore: President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged students to remain alert so that student politics cannot be tainted with any type of greed and narrow personal interest, reports UNB. “The student community of this country had made immense contributions to the great War of Independence and Language…

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has arranged book fairs titled ‘Divisional/District book fair’ in four districts of the country- Dinajpur, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Sylhet, reports UNB. Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, in a press briefing, has announced the dates of the book fairs,…

BNP’s Narsingdi sadar upazila unit and Madhabdi Poura Unit jointly organised a protest rally demanding immediate cancellation of the newly formed sadar upazila committee. Speakers at the rally urged BNP Chairperson Khaledia Zia and Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to cancel…

A court here yesterday sentenced two member of banned Jamaatul Mujahi­deen Bangladesh (JMB) to life term imprisonment for their involvement in serial bombing across the country on August 17, 2005. Another JMB man was jailed for ten years. The court also fined the trio Tk 5000 each, in default, to…

A four-day International Drama Festival begins today in Jessore Town Hall Maidan. Aarranged by Biborton Jessore the festival will likely be participated by Loknatya Dal from Dhaka, Bibortan Pracha Kolkata, Noksha Gobardanga Bharat, Mandala from  Katmandu, Sabda Chorcha, Pranganey More from Dhaka…

Shaheed Dr Milon Day will be observed across the country today, commemorating the 25th martyrdom anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon during the 90s’ anti-autocratic movement, reports UNB. Various socio-cultural and political organisations as well as professional bodies have chalked out various…

Chairman of the ‘Nirapad Sarak Chai’ film actor Ilias Kanchan said awareness among people can prevent road accident. He said this at a meeting…

The government has repatriated 22 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in the fourth round of its contentious mass deportation program using a state-chartered plane yesterday, reports The Japan Times. Subject to the repatriation, conducted Wednesday, were visa overstayers and other illegal immigrants…