SIMs and RUIMs which will remain unregistered after April 30 will be deactivated shortly after the deadline, said State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim yesterday, reports UNB. “At first, the unregistered SIMs will be deactivated for three hours on May 1 and those will be…

Noting that an evil culture of shouldering responsibility for any incident like killing and attack has developed in the country, a senior DMP official yesterday dismissed the IS claim of killing Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee of Rajshahi University as baseless, reports UNB. “The IS claim of killing…

Ruling Awami League won 348 chairman posts, while its arch rival BNP only 59 chairman posts in the 3rd phase elections held on Saturday, reports UNB. With 29 AL chairman candidates elected uncontested, the total number of the party's winning contestants is 377. The unofficial election results of…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday told the Jatiya Sangsad that about 30 per cent of the construction work of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge has been completed, reports BSS. “About 30 per cent work of the Padma Bridge has been completed and that of the Postagola-Mawa-Babubazar…

Hundreds of rural women of five northern districts will get a comprehensive training so they could find their desired jobs in the country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector, reports BSS. The training is designed under the World Bank (WB) supported Northern Areas Reduction-of-Poverty Initiative (NARI)…

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League (AL) today declared names of 716 candidates for the post of chairmen in the upcoming fifth phase of election to 733 Union Parishads (Ups) scheduled to be held on May 28 next, reports BSS. AL Joint General Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif announced the names of the nominated…

A five-member panel of chairmen was nominated by the Speaker for the 10th session of the 10th parliament, reports UNB. Members of the panel are- Prof Ali Ashraf, AB Tajul Islam, Waresat Hossain Belal, Fakhrul Imam and Safura Begum. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury announced their names at the beginning…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear before a Dhaka court today in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case hearing as her two petitions are pending in High Court. “She will not be able to appear in the Special Judge’s Court in Bakshibazar due to illness. Besides, her petitions are pending…

An office assistant of the District and Session’s Judge Court was found dead in his office yesterday night, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Rameshwar Saha, 50, session’s assistant of the court. Hailing from Naogaon, he used to live in a rented house at Kayetpara in the district…