Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu yesterday urged all to be united to resist evil forces who are repeatedly opposing progresses of Bangladesh, reports BSS. "A vested quarter has already been dumped in the waste bin of history for their misdeeds," he told a discussion on ‘The role…

Eight people were killed and 75 injured in separate road accidents in five districts yesterday. In Comilla, three people were killed and four others were…

RANGPUR: Excellent flowering in the litchi trees amid favourable climatic conditions has made the farmers happy predicting bumper yield of the fleshy fruit this season in the northern districts, reports BSS. Massive litchi blooming has been continuing amid adequately favourable and the sunny weather…

State Minister for Labour and Employment M Mujibul Haq Chunnu yesterday said the government has already imparted an 18-month informal education course and a six-month skill development training to 90,000 children under a project for bringing them out of hazardous jobs and resorting to normal life, reports…

A suspected snatcher was beaten to death by an angry mob at Kanhor in Trishal upazila on Tuesday night. The victim was identified as Hafizur Rahman, 30, of Vollah village in Kalihati upazila of Tangail. Officer-in-Charge of Trishal Police Station M Maniruzzaman said a group of muggers snatched a motorbike…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government has no plan to create a separate ministry for tourism ministry, reports BSS. She said a feasibility study is going on to build Lalmai of Comilla as an attractive tourist spot. Replying to a question from Jatiya Party member Nurul Islam Milon…

Cox’s Bazar: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives recovered 1.9 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet and arrested a Myanmar citizen in Teknaf upazila yesterday, reports UNB. BGB-2 Battalion Comman­ding Officer Lt Col Abu Jar Al Zahid said tipped-off a team of the border force…

SHARIATPUR: A mobile court yesterday sentenced two persons identified as Moktar Didar, 50 and Delwar Hossain Gazi, to one year imprisonment each in Bhedarganj upazila, reports BSS. On a tip-off, a team of police conducted a drive in a bus on Shariatpur-Chandpur road and arrested them with 10 maunds…

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB) will stage a demonstration in the capital today protesting the government’s decision to hike train fares, reports UNB. The two left parties will jointly hold the demonstration in front of Rail Bhaban at 11 am. In a joint…

The government has taken initiatives to construct an expressway between Dhaka and Chittagong to ensure movement of commuters within the shortest possible time, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday. “Construction work of the four-lane Dhaka-Chittagong highway will be…

Teachers under the banner of the Bangladesh Satantra Ebtedayee Madrasa Shikkhok Samiti have been holding a sit-in since February 10, demanding salary in accordance with the national pay scale. “My four-year-old son cries whenever he sees any street food vendor, but I can’t buy him anything…