British Labour Party MP, Tulip Siddiq, says her aunt, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, wants her to do politics in Bangladesh, but her mother Sheikh Rehana discourages her, reports BSS. “When my aunt saw me, she told me, ‘Come here, do politics here.’ But mother says you can enjoy holidays…

A village doctor has been killed allegedly by members of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) at Antormor in Goalondo upazila. The victim has been identified as Mosharrof Hossain, 32, of Panturiya village of the upazila. Officer-in–Charge of Goalondo police SM Jalalur Rahman said a gang…

Members of RAB in separate drives arrested four criminals along with firearms in Feni yesterday morning. The arrested were identified as Emran, 25, Mir Hossain, 30, Anower Bhiuyan Sumon, 22 and Ismail Hossain Dulal, 30.   Camp Commander of RAB-7 in Feni Major Mozzmal Hossain said based on secret…

The 113th birth anniversary of ‘Palli Kobi’ (folk poet) Jasimuddin will be observed today, reports UNB. A 15-day fair will be organised at the poet’s village home Ambikapur, in the outskirts of Faridpur town, marking the day. Jasim Foundation, Faridpur district administration and other…

A 12-member delegation of Bhutanese Parliament led by Chairperson (Speaker) of Bhutan National Council Sonam Kinga yesterday visited the International Buddhist Monastery at Merul Badda in the capital, reports BSS. On their arrival, the Bhutanese delegation members were given a red-carpet reception at…

The pass rate for the Primary School Certificate (PSC) terminal examination in 2015 is 98.52 per cent, wherein girl students have outdid boys, both in terms of participation as well as average pass rate. Similarly, the average pass rate in Ebtedayee exams is 95.13 per cent, 0.85 less than the previous…

Election Commission Secretary Sirazul Islam yesterday said the turnout of voters was 73.92 percent in Wednesday’s municipal election, reports UNB. Addressing a press briefing at the EC Secretariat, he said the Commission published the election results of 214 municipalities out of 234 ones. Awami…

A taskforce of Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC), in drives carried out during the last four days in the capital, has detected about 3 lakh units of electricity theft as well as alleged massive tax evasions. Among the identified irregularities, about 2.49 lakh units of electricity theft was identified…

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday greeted the countrymen on the occasion of New Year 2016, reports BSS. In separate messages on the eve of the New Year, they wished peace and prosperity for all in 2016. In his message, President Abdul Hamid said though the celebration…