Police yesterday shut down the stall of ‘Badwip Publications' at Amar Ekushey Book Fair for selling books with contents that hurt the religions sentiment of Muslims, reports UNB. The stall was shut down following an allegation that the book ‘Islam Bitarka’, a compilation of essays…

The Korean government has decided to provide full scholarships for five Bangladeshi students in 2016 in Master’s and Doctoral courses, reports UNB. Interested candidates, below 40 years of old, can apply to avail themselves of the scholarships, said the Korean Embassy in Dhaka yesterday. The scholarships…

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chau­dhury yesterday said biometric SIM registration will help stopping all kinds mobile phone-based criminal activities, reports BSS. The Speaker said this system will also improve the law and order situation of the country side by side with ensuring…

Secretary of Dhanbari Dakhil examination centre of the district and Principal of Dhanbari Alim Mdrasah Moulana Ruhul Amin was expelled and fined Tk10,000 on Sunday on charge of leaking question paper of SSC and its equivalent examinations.  Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Dhanbari Shamim Ara Rini…

A Chapainawabganj court sent the chairman of Gomos­tapur upazila and BNP leader, Bairul Islam, to jail rejecting his bail pra­yer in an explosive case yesterday. Chapainawabganj court inspector of police Mahbub Alam said Bairul Islam surrendered to the court of a judicial magistrate in a case…

A Mymensing court yesterday awarded life imprisonment to eight persons, including a father-son duo in Nazrul Mollick murder case. The convicts were also fined Tk 5,000 each, and in case of default in payment, they would have to spend another three months in jail. The convicts are Babul Mollick, 33,…

Chief of Awami League Sheikh Hasina will approve nominations of aspiring candidates to contest the Union Parishad (UP) polls under the party symbol. The ruling party Awami League yesterday submitted a letter to the Election Commission (EC) stating that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is also the party…