Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said aimed at upgrading its status, the government would turn Directorate of Registration into a department and would allocate vehicles for district registrars, reports BSS. "We would turn it as an efficient, effective, dynamic…

BNP yesterday alleged that a business syndicate ‘belonging to the ruling party’ has started raising unusually the prices of various commodities, including garlic, onion, gram and vegetable, ahead of Ramadan, reports UNB. Speaking at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan Central office,…

The Election Commission said 77.46 per cent votes were cast in the fourth phase of elections in 709 Union Parishads held on Saturday. The EC got the final results of 649 UPs where Awami League nominated candidates won the highest number of chairman posts. Ruling Awami League candidates won in 405 Ups,…

CHITTAGONG: The authority of Chittagong University (CU) yesterday temporarily suspended a deputy registrar for irregularities, reports BSS. Acting CU registrar Prof Dr Kamrul Huda in a press release said Jaker was temporarily suspended from May 3 until further notice under Section-15(A) of the CU Employee…

State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Moshiur Rahman Ranga yesterday said the companies that are replicating the packets and logo of state-run cooperative dairy brand Milk Vita will face legal action, reports UNB. Speaking at a press briefing at the Secretariat, he listed 12 companies involved in…

Police recovered the decomposed body of a minor boy from a river in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur district yesterday morning. The victim was identified as Ashiqur Rahman, 9, son of Nur Islam at village Bhurarbari in the upazila and also a class I student of a local kindergarten. According to victim’s…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested eight more graft suspects, including the contractor who used bamboo sticks instead of iron rods in the construction of a government structure in Chuadanga, from different parts of the country in separate graft cases, reports UNB. The ACC teams detained…

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday called upon all to be vocal against those who hurt the spirit of the Liberation War, reports BSS. "BNP and Jamaat had plotted to foil the spirit of the Liberation War. We have resisted their plot with unity," he said speaking at a reception accorded…

South Korea has donated 130 computers to the ICT Division for distribution among nine pourasavas of the country, aiming to close the digital gap between rural and urban areas, reports UNB. State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak attended the distribution ceremony as the chief guest held at Bangabandhu…

Barely two weeks into the gruesome murder of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, another teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) received death threat yesterday afternoon, reports UNB. Mahbub Alam Pradip, an assistant professor at the RU Public Administration Department, said he received a call from +8177479…

The Gujarat Lions climbed to the perch of VIVO IPL 2016 standings after they defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets at the Eden Gardens yesterday night, reports iplt20.com. Batting first, the hosts slumped to 24-4 before staging a remarkable recovery to finish at 158-4. When it was their turn…