A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned the hearing of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case till August 4, reports BSS. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Special Judge Court-3, situated on the Dhaka Alia Madrasa premises, today set the date as the defence cross-examined 14th, 15th and 16th prosecution witnesses in the…

At least three students died of food poisoning at a hostel of a Kowmi Madrasah early yesterday. Eleven students were seriously ill and were admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital. The incident occurred at the hostel of Jameatusunnah Mohammadia Kowmi Madrasah in Shimulia village under Sadar upazila.…

Visa seekers in Bangladesh will now be able to apply for their UK visit visas in an easier way as a new online application form has been introduced, reports UNB. The new form, called ‘Access UK’, offers customers a number of benefits, including a shorter form, with questions ordered logically,…

Oxfam, an international confederation of charitable organisation  focused on the alleviation of global poverty, organised national inception workshop on ‘Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh’ project, a measure aiming to reduce green house gas emission, deforestation and land…

A Juba League activist was killed and five others injured in a factional clash in Hajipur under Begumganj upazila of the district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Masududdin, 31, son of Tajul Islam of Hajipur union of Begumganj upazila. Police said a group of Juba League activists…

Habiganj: A case was filed against four people in connection with torturing three minor boys over theft charge in Gorur Bazar area in the district town, reports UNB. Rezia Akther, mother of victim Rubel, filed the case mentioning names of four people, including arrested Shah Alam, and four to five unnamed…

The Bangladesh government did not meet the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency in 2015, according to a report released by the United States State Department yesterday. The country has also not made significant progress toward meeting the minimum requirements, said 2016 Fiscal Transparency Report…

Five people were killed and four others injured when a vegetable-laden truck plunged into a roadside ditch on Jibannagar- Kaliganj road in Moheshpur upazila of the district on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Liton, Manzil, Mainuddin, Mustak Hossain and Hashem Ali, all were day labourers…

In what was being described as a significant meeting between Bangladesh and India, combating terror topped the agenda on both sides. In this context both India and Bangladesh agreed to counter terrorism through operationalising  the agreement on combating terror,  organized crime and illicit…