Rights activists yesterday (Friday) held a rally in front of the Jatiyo Press Club (JPC) and organised a photography exhibition at Dhaka University (DU), on the 25th anniversary of Cyclone Marian. On April 29,1991, the cyclone had struck coastal areas with wind speeds reaching 225 km per hour and whipping…

Two senior Telenor executives stepped down after a Deloitte report uncovered “internal weaknesses” in how the Norwegian firm handled corruption allegations at VimpelCom, in which Telenor holds a 33 per cent stake, reports mobileworldlive.com. The report says no Telenor employee was involved…

Three persons were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents at different places in Rangpur, Nilphamari and Chittagong districts yesterday, police sources said, reports agencies. A truck driver was killed and four others were injured after two loaded trucks collided head-on at Bairagiganj…

Kushtia: A case was filed against 21 people in connection with Thursday’s clash that left an Awami League activist dead and 15 others injured, reports UNB. Mahbubul Karim Mollah, brother of deceased Masud Karim Laltu, filed the case with Kushtia Model Police Station on Thursday night, said police.…

LAXMIPUR: In an unnatural incident son- in- law Nazmul Hossain chopped his father- in- law Mohiuddin Babor, mother- in- law Angurernesa, wife Moihima Akhter and sister- in- law Safura Akhter in Roypur upazila of the district this morning, reports BSS. Police and local people said a family dispute might…

Some 650 parliamentarians and representatives from 53 countries under nine regions will participate in the 62nd Commonwealth Par­liamentary Association (CPA) conference to be held here in September next, reports UNB. Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday said this…

Three people, including a trader, suffered burn injuries when a local criminal reportedly threw hot water on them in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka yesterday for the refusal to pay him illegal toll, reports UNB. The injured are Abdur Rob, 60, also general secretary of local shop owners’ welfare…

Nisha Desai Biswal, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, is likely to arrive here on May 4 to discuss ways how the counterterrorism cooperation between Bangladesh and the United States can be taken forward further, reports UNB. Biswal wants to meet Prime Minister Sheikh…