The government has decided to set up a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) under Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) to address the cyber attacks, officials sources said, reports BSS. They said the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division has issued an office order giving mandate to…

The much-awaited four-lane Dhaka-Chittagong highway is ready for use. It is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today.  Hasina is also scheduled to open the Joydebpur-Mymensingh highway the same day. The four-lane Dhaka-Chittagong highway is expected to boost trade and tourism…

 Protesting the killing of Hindu monastery attendant Shyama Nanda Das, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday said such killings are taking place one after another in the country as part of a conspiracy, reports UNB. In a joint statement, CPD president Mujahidul Islam Selim and its general…

Muslims across the country yesterday observed Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of Ramadan, with due religious zeal and reverence, reports UNB. A large number of fasting devotees attended the Jum’a prayers at mosques across the country with special munajats seeking divine blessings for peace and progress…

Thakurgaon: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government has turned into Bangladesh into a ‘corrupt state’, reports UNB. Talking to reporters at his residence here, he also alleged that the government is trying to eliminate BNP by implicating its…

KUSHTIA: Information Minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haque Inu yesterday said BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will have to apologize in broad daylight as she compared Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) with ‘cat’, reports BSS. “BGB is very bold, efficient…

Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has been reappointed chairman of the Law Commission for another three years, , reports UNB. “His present tenure will expire on July 23 and the government has reappointed him as the chairman for another three-year term,” Law Minister Anisul Huq told…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday hosted an iftar party for her family members and relatives at her official residence Ganobhaban, reports UNB. The Prime Minister went round different tables set for the guests, exchanged pleasantries with them and enquired about their wellbeing. Before the iftar,…

A local Awami League leader was chopped and shot to death by miscreants at Binkudia Bazar in Nagarkanda of Faridpur yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Tihar Uddin Matabbar, a member of Saltha upazila unit of Awami League. Police said Tihar came under attack by a group of miscreants…