A suspected drug trader died in police custody in Mymensingh on Friday night. Pranta Chandra Dey, 21, son of Robi Chandra Dey of Gulpukurpar area of Mymensingh town, died at in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital while undergoing treatment there after his arrest. Kamrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kotowali…

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illegal Trafficking is being observed in the country as elsewhere in the world today with a call to launch a united social movement for an end to the menace, reports BSS. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate messages on the…

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday said 12 percent people are still at risk of arsenic contamination in the country, reports UNB. He came up with the information in Parliament while replying to an un-starred question from ruling Awami…

KURIGRAM: Nearly 40,000 people have been marooned by monsoon flood in Kurigram district, officials and local people said yesterday, reports BSS. They said onrush of water from the upstream have flooded over 100 chars in Brahmaputra basin creating untold sufferings of the people. Water Development Board…

When the city grapples with environmental offences, the Dhaka Environment Court is sitting idle for lack of cases thanks to its limited and confusing jurisdiction and lack of cooperation from the Department of Environment (DoE), said experts. Only 19 cases were filed with the court over the last four…

DINAJPUR: Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif yesterday said the government has taken initiatives to rehabilitate 2.5 lakh destitute people of 50 thousand homeless families in the next three years, reports BSS. "At least 800 homeless families would be rehabilitated through providing shelters and…

The Association of Mobile Telecommunications Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) yesterday dubbed the National Board of Revenue “whimsical” for imposing various taxes on the telecom sector. In a post-budget reaction, the AMTOB leaders demanded withdrawal of all new taxes imposed on the sector…

Poland claimed the first Euro 2016 quarter-final place yesterday by beating Switzerland 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after Arsenal-bound Granit Xhaka blasted his spot-kick wide, reports AFP. Jakob Blaszczykowski proved again he has the midas touch for Poland as the Borussia Dortmund winger gave his side…

Northern Ireland's Gareth McAuley scored a heart-breaking own goal to hand British rivals Wales a 1-0 victory in Paris yesterday that sent them into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, reports AFP. In a cagey contest, Michael O'Neill's Northern Ireland largely succeeded in muzzling Gareth Bale,…

The government is searching for an alternative way to bring all the non-government educational institutions under the monthly pay order (MPO) facility, as demanded by the lawmakers, said education minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday. “Our lawmakers have asked for the introduction of MPO in the…

Amid the fast-changing scenario in Europe, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has postponed his German visit at the ‘request’ of German side, reports UNB. The Foreign Minister was scheduled to leave Dhaka for Germany on a four-day bilateral visit today. There has been a formal request from…