Bangladesh-born Engineer Sayeef Salahuddin has been named as a recipient of the US Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. This is the highest honour the US government bestows on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. According…

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday night announced its 301-member full-fledged committee, reports UNB. BCL General Secretary Jakir Hossain said only the regular students who have contributions to the organisation have got posts in the committee. Saifur Rahman Sohag and Jakir Hossain were elected…

At least 10 people suffered burn injuries as the gas cylinder of a passenger bus exploded at Tora on Dhaka-Aricha highway yesterday. Acting police superintendent of Manikganj Jakir Hossain said fire spread inside the bus soon after the gas cylinder of a Paturia-bound bus of ‘Nabinbaron Paribahan’…

Habiganj: A court yesterday put two people, arrested in connection with the killing of four schoolboys at Sundrateki village in Bahubal upazila, on different terms of remand, reports UNB. Senior Judicial Magistrate Koushik Ahmed Khandaker placed Hadibur Rahman Arju on a seven-day remand while Abdul…

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said yesterday teachers ought to teach the language and culture of the land to their learners to take Bangladesh ahead, reports BSS. Information minister  was speaking as the chief guest at the 145th foundation course of the National Academy of Education Management…

President Md Abdul Hamid visits Dhanbari Nawab Institution in Tangail today. He is due to attend the platinum Jubilee celebration and reunion of ex-student of one of the oldest institution. The president will address the alumni of the school, teachers, students and local elite. Saidul Islam, headmaster…

People of Kashem Nagor in Singair upazila of Manikganj district yesterday captured a man accused of murdering two people at Gobindol village in the upazila. Later, the local people handed him over to the police. The man has been identified as Johir Uddin, 65, father-in-law of prime accused Jahidur Rahman…

Police arrested Kotchandpur upazila parishad vice chairman Muwabia Hossain and seized a pipe gun, six rounds of bullets and four bombs from the upazila yesterday afternoon. Muwabia, 50, is also ameer of upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami and a resident of Kotchandpur Bus Standpara. Officer-in-Charge of Kotchandpur…

Miscreants attempted to set fire to a book stall in the month-long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela yesterday, reports UNB Officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station AB Siddique said a group of miscreants set fire to a heap of papers behind the stall, Platform, around 6pm. Sensing the fire, stall employees along…

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday asked BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to file a written explanation by today on his alleged comments made against the judiciary recently. The five-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, was responding…

The BNP yesterday stressed the need for launching a fresh movement to ‘restore’ democracy. “We have to launch a fresh movement to restore democracy and democratic rights that we lost. We will safeguard our independence, sovereignty and culture through the movement,” said BNP…