Detective Branch (DB) of Police recovered a pistol and arrested four persons from Megshimul area in Sadar upazila on Suday night. Acting on a tip-off, a team of DB Police waylaid at Megshimul on Dhaka-Aricha highway at around 11.00 pm, intercepted a private car and arrested Nurul Islam with an Italian…

Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident at Ishwarba in Kaliganj upazila yesterday afternoon. Officer-in-Charge of Kaliganj police station Anwar Hossain said the accident took place at about 3:30 pm on Jhenidah-Jibannagar road when two motorcycles collided, leaving two riders dead on the spot…

District administration here yesterday started a week-long drives against use of ploythene and plastic bags as part of an awareness campaign for mandatory usage of jute bags. The drive will continue till December 6, sources said. A mobile court, led by executive magistrate AL Noman, conducted raids…

 A prisoner died of cardiac arrest  yesterday morning. He suffered the attack at the district jail.  The deceased has been identified as Mujibur Rahman, 38, an inhabitant of Jartrabari area in Dhaka. Mujibur was held on August 24 when he was carrying drugs in a microbus.  Ashum Kumar…

Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad arrived at Kuakata tourist resort of Patuakhali yesterday morning to select his party’s mayoral candidates…

Jamal Uddin, a special correspondent of the Daily Ittefaq, and Razu Ahmed, Chief Reporter of Gazi TV, were respectively elected president and general…

There were tears in their eyes as 26 former citizens of Kotevajni enclave under Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh district finally departed for India at 9.30am yetserday. They left from Debiganj College premises after completion of all formal arrangements. Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Panchagarh,…

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court (HC) order that had granted bail to BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three arson and vandalism cases paving way for him to walk out of jail. After concluding hearing on an appeal filed by the government…

An activist of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was killed in ‘crossfire’ between police and criminals in the early hours yesterday at Bandar cremation ground on the outskirts of Meherpur town. The deceased was identified as Ramjan Sheikh, 42, son of late Amir Sheikh of village Rajnagar…

The online admission process for government schools in all divisional cities, except Chittagong and district headquarters, will begin across the country today. The application process will begin at 10:45am and will end at 12 midnight of December 13, according to education ministry sources. The opening…