The city witnessed a messy traffic situation yesterday afternoon in the wake of the political rally by the 14-Party Alliance. Hundreds of people were delayed by hours in their commute. Reporters of The Independent also faced difficulties in reaching office in Tejgaon from various parts of the city.…

Chittagong: A case was filed against 50 people, including some local Awami League leaders and activists, for attacking policemen during their drive to arrest an accused of a murder case in Sitakunda upazila, reports UNB. Baroiardhala union AL general secretary Ismail Siraji was made prime accused in…

The second International Day of Yoga will be celebrated here and all over the world tomorrow, reports UNB. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka will host an event at Mirpur International Indoor Stadium on the occasion. The programme will include yoga demonstrations and participation in performing a 20-minute…

A Bogra court yesterday sentenced four people to life term rigorous imprisonment for gang raping two women in Namuit area of Nandigram upazila of Bogra district in 2001. The court also fined them Tk 1.25 lakh each in an abduction and rape case. Judge Abdul Mannan of Bogra Women and Children Repression…

RAJSHAHI: All the officials and others concerned should put in their best efforts for substantial and sustainable promotion of e-services to get its benefits properly, speakers at a discussion said, reports BSS. They defined that e-government helps simplify processes and makes access to government information…

Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) has taken a programme to set up 2000 water tanks in different villages in five coastal districts for preserving rain water, according to an official release of the organisation, reports BSS. The state-owned development organisation will also build 19 water desalination…

The process of recruiting female sub inspector- SI- (unarmed) in 10 percent quota in Bangladesh Police is underway and some 9,079 female police are now serving in different capacities in the department, reports BSS. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told this in the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday while replying…

 The BNP yesterday reiterated its demand for a judicial inquiry into all “extrajudicial killings”, including the death of the prime suspect of the murder attempt on a teacher. “We've always opposed extrajudicial killings. We reiterate our demand for a judicial probe into all…

The European Union is providing 2 million euro (Tk 17.4 crore) in humanitarian aid funding to deliver relief assistance to people affected by tropical storm Roanu, which caused damage and destruction in the southern parts of the country last month. This aid will be channelled through the European Commission’s…

Police yesterday arrested another person in connection with the killing of a Hindu ashram attendant, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Harun Khan, 42, son of Habibur Rahman of Kasmat-Putappur village in Sadar upazila. Inspector (Investigation) of Sadar Police Station Munshi Abu Kuddus, also…

After Saturday’s haul of a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a canal in the capital’s Uttara area, police yesterday recovered 32 more magazines from the same spot. Sub-inspector (SI) Abul Kalam Azad, duty officer of Turag Police Station, said they resumed the drive at Sholahati canal…