Police arrested three suspected robbers following a gunfight in Lalargaon area of Sadar upazila in the early hours yesterday, that left six people, including four policemen, injured, reports UNB. The injured policemen are assistant sub-inspectors Sadeque and Jamal and two constables Borhan and Muslim…

Awami League Advisory Council Member Suranjit Sengupta MP yesterday sought intensified police vigil for security of the minority communities criticizing their inability to hunt down the perpetrators of recent attacks on followers of different religious faiths, reports BSS. “The attacks on minority…

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid yesterday said the government will utilise every available option to meet the country’s growing energy demand, reports UNB. “That’s why we’re moving to import LNG (liquified natural gas) and coal,” he said while addressing…

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki yesterday said the government is not going to lower the minimum age of marriage for girls from 18, reports UNB. “Child marriage will not be allowed and the age limit of marriage for girls will remain at 18,” she said. The…

Three Bangladeshi young men returned home from India through Darshana Joynagar Check Post in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday after serving two years’ jail term in an Indian prison. They returnees were identified as Tofazzal Hossain, 21, son of Hanif Mia, Sadek Ali, 28, son of Bhinu Mia, and Shukur…

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said the people of the hill regions would have to be integrated with the mainstreams of politics, economy and culture byestablishing friendly relationship with them, reports BSS. He was speaking as chief guest at a seminar at CIDRAP auditorium…

The 135th birth anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a great national leader, will be observed today with due respect, reports UNB. Born…