Five students seeking admission for the session 2015-16 at the Moulana Bhasani University of Science and Technology in Tangail were arrested with electronic devices used for cheating during test yesterday. Proctor of the university Sirajul Islam said five admission seekers have been fined Tk4.10 lakh.…

Laxmipur: Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque yesterday urged people to remain alert while renting out their houses for preventing militant activities in the country, reports UNB. One should be informed about things like who are renting the house and what do they do, he said adding…

Benapole: Travel has been stopped between two neighboring countries India and Bangladesh with handwritten passport through Benapole border from Thursday, reports UNB. The immigration authorities at Benapole check post put an end to the effectiveness of the handwritten passports for entering India from…

A man was killed and two others were injured as a timber-laden trawler capsized after being hit by a launch in the Lohalia River in Sadar upazila early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Jamal Gazi, 38, an inhabitant of Shutabaria village in Golachipa upazila. Police quoting the two injured—Miraj…

Former Chief Justice M Tafazzal Islam yesterday laid emphasis on creating mass awareness about legal rights to help the country in establishing rule of law, reports BSS. "It's not possible to establish rule of law in the country by only framing laws. We also need to aware ourselves about it,"…

 A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband for dowry at Dhonkundi village in Sherpur upazila early yesterday.  The deceased was identified as Rahela Begum, 36, wife of Joynal Fakir of the village.  Alhaj Uddin, sub-inspector of Sherpur police station, said Joynal married Rahela…

Bangladesh Coast Guard held seven members of a poaching gang with one deer in Badnar Char area on the Meghna River in Hatiya upazila yesterday afternoon. The arrestees were identified as Shorab Hossian, Sakat Hossain, Jahiruddin, Kabir Hossain, Ashraf Hossain, Kantilal Das, Giasuddin. Hatiya station…

A man was hacked to death by unidentified assailants at Bagdi of the district town early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Robin Khandaker, 26, of the area. Police said Robin went out of house at about 8.30 pm on Friday and did not return home. Yesterday morning, local people found his body…

Police seized 1000 bottles of phensidyl from a private car in Puran Adalatpara area of the district town yesterday morning. Police said sensing the presence of the law enforcers the drug traders managed to flee away leaving the car behind.  Later, police along with the members of community police…

Bangladesh has been reelected as a “B” category council member of Interna­tional Maritime Organis­ation(IMO) unopposed, reports BSS. Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan said this yesterday after attending the 28th extraordinary council and the 29th assembly session of the IMO held in…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated Bangladesh’s unwavering commitment to the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people for an independent and viable state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, reports BSS. “In line with our constitutional commitment to support oppressed…

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday asked the Ulema society to remain alert against international conspiracy as they are trying to turn the country into a failed state, reports UNB. “When any incident takes place here, the message is relayed to America via Middle East within five minutes,…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday called upon doctors to extend medical services to the people at the grassroots to pay due respects to Shaheed Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon, a martyr of the anti-autocracy movement, reports BSS. “Shaheed Dr Milon was an honest, dedicated,…

The Commonwealth appointed its first female secretary-general on Friday when leaders chose Dominica-born lawyer Patricia Scotland to take over the running of the 53-country organization, reports AFP At their biennial summit in Malta, Commonwealth heads of government chose Scotland, a former attorney…

Altaf Mahmud and Omar Faruk have been elected the president and the general secretary respectively of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), a pro-Awami League association, reports UNB. They were elected through a direct election of the union, which was held on Saturday at the Jatiya Press…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he is keen to see the changes that have taken place in Bangladesh since his visit to Bangladesh at the age of 13 with his father, the then Prime Minister of Canada, reports UNB. The 43-year-old Canadian Prime Minister said this when Foreign Minister AH…

State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said the temporary ban on social networking site Facebook and online messaging and calling services WhatsApp and Viber will be withdrawn after getting the green signal from law-enforcing agencies, reports UNB.  “The temporary ban on Facebook,…