The High Court yesterday accepted for hearing the petition filed by condemned convict Oishee Rahman against the tribunal verdict that sentenced her to death for killing her parents—police officer Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman—in 2013, reports UNB. The court also stayed the order…

The Civil Aviation Authority has been asked to prepare a specific drone policy in consultation with private sector airlines on their proposals and regarding their advantages and benefits, reports BSS. A recommendation to this effect was adopted at the 14th meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee…

The Forest Department has banned the plying of heavy vessels through the Sundarbans after 1 pm to avert accidents in the world’s largest mangrove forest, reports UNB from Bagerhat. An order in this regard has been sent to the officials concerned of the department on Monday, said Md Saidul Islam,…

National Electricity Week-2015 began yesterday with a call for creating much awareness among the people to stop misuse of electricity and its system loss,…

Several hundred handloom and power-loom workers staged demonstration in Sirajganj town yesterday protesting frequent reduction of their wages. The demonstrators brought out a procession from Chow­rasta intersection in the town and ended it at the premises of deputy commissioner’s office. The…

A gang of criminals snatched away Tk 4 lakhs from a rice trader at Chhalavora-Koyargachi in Kaliganj upazila yesterday afternoon. Trader Rafiqul Alam Liton, who hails from Kanuharpur village in Jhenidah sadar upazila, was going towards Kaliganj town riding on a motorcycle after withdrawing Tk 3.75 lakh…

A Awami League nominated councilor candidate and his wife were attacked and injured by criminals early yesterday at Satnoil in Chapainawabganj. Candidate Abdul Khaleque Milon, 45, and his wife Nasrin Aktar, 38, were injured in an attack at their house by a gang criminal wearing masks at around 2 am.…

The Election Commission (EC) has allegedly not cancelled the nomination papers of Khurshid Haider, an influential Awami League (AL)-nominated mayoral candidate, who is contesting the Magura municipal corporation elections with two different dates of birth and under different names. The rival candidate…

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday asked the Accord and Alliance to complete their inspection of garment factories by July, 2016 as the government would not extend the time further, reports BSS. “Time would not be extended for the inspection of factories by the Accord and Alliance after…

A police constable was caught red handed while trying to snatch money from a woman at Barutkhana of Jindabazar in Sylhet city in broad day light yesterday. The accused cop, Sharif Rana, bearing the police ID No 495, was posted at the district vehicle section of Sylhet police. According to witnesses,…