The National Board of Revenue has filed a general diary against Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul and journalist Helal Uddin, business editor of the  Jugantor, a Bengali daily owned by the group, with the Ramna Model Police Station  yesterday. NBR Second Secretary (Administration) A…

The High Court (HC) yesterday stayed for six months the process to hold election to Ranishankail municipality of Thakurgaon over demarcation issue, reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Zinat Ara and Justice AKM Shahidul Huq passed the order following a writ petition filed by a councillor candidate.…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaffirmed Bangladesh's unwavering commitment to upholding the human rights and fundamental freedom of all people around…

BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday accused ruling party chief and head of government of initiating irregularities in the…

A Spanish national was held by the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Tuesday evening along with three kilogram contraband cocaine concealed in his luggage. He was identified as Julian Chise Pejo, 52, who came to Dhaka from Dubai by an Emirates…

Dense fog over the Padma river stranded nine out of 15 ferry boats for four hours early yesterday, causing immense suffering to the people travelling in buses and cars. Vehicles wanting to cross the river were also stuck. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) sources said they were unable…

The United Kingdom wants to see that everybody, including persons with disabilities in Bangladesh, gets the equal opportunity to transform their lives as it wants to help Bangladesh implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through close partnership, reports UNB. “We want to do it by…

Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud yesterday said the government is planning to train three mighty river systems - Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna - to check riverbank erosion in the country, reports UNB. “We are not only thinking of controlling riverbank erosion, but also planning of…

 A crime syndicate has vanished with about Tk 50 lakhs of the people of Ullapara and Shahzadpur upazila in the name of selling products online. Meanwhile, several cases have been filed at a court in Sirajganj accusing three members of the syndicate. A general diary has also been filed with Ullapara…

 A university teacher and a schoolboy were killed in separate road accidents in Natore and Noakhali districts yesterday. Our Natore correspondent reports: A teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) was killed when a covered van hit his motorcycle in Temberpatti rail crossing area of Natore yesterday…

Cox’s Bazar: Police recovered bullet-riddled bodies of two alleged criminals, both siblings, from Himchari hillside on the Eidgaon-Eidgarh road in Sadar upazila yesterday morning, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Jahedul Alam alias Sifat, 28, and his brother Shahidul Alam alias Arafat-both…

Police yesterday afternoon arrested two of the accused in Awami League leader Dablu Mia murder case from Sonahata area in Dhunat upazila of the district. Akhter Hussein, in-charge of Police Bureau of Investigation ( PBI) of Bogra, said a team of police conducted a drive at Sonahata area at around 12.00pm…

Police yesterday arrested a war crimes suspect from Mymensingh, hours after the International Crimes Tribunal-1 issued arrest warrant against him for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed in the district during the Liberation War in 1971. The arrestee is identified as ASM Rezaul…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday set February 24, 2016, to submit final investigation report into the crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Satkhira Jamaat ameer Abdul Khaleq Mandal, reports BSS. The two-member ICT-1 panel set the date as prosecutor Rezia Sultana Chaman submitted…

The newly appointed non-resident envoys of Cyprus, Serbia and Uruguay to Bangladesh presented their credentials separately to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban yesterday, reports UNB. The envoys are High Commissioner of Cyprus Dometrios A Theophylactou, Ambassador of Serbia Vladimir Maric and Ambassador…

The High Court yesterday summoned two top officials of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) for violating its earlier order on cancellation of monthly payment orders (MPOs) of five college teachers. Director General Fahima Khatun and assistant director Helal Uddin have been asked…

Osama Bin Noor, the winner of the British Queen’s Young Leaders Award from Bangladesh, will receive the award from the monarch in London next year. It was announced yesterday that the Bangladesh youth is one of 60 young people from across the Commonwealth who are being recognised as exceptional…