While the rains across the country, notably in the south-western region, have slowed down after departure of the depression on Thursday, chances of increasing rains over the next five days are being forecast by meteorologists. The apprehension of further rainfall is arising from a trough of the depression…

A family involved in Awami League (AL) politics has sought the Prime Minister’s intervention to save themselves from a local AL leader. “We are helpless. My family is under threat. Nuru Mondal has threatened to kill my entire family,” Golam Mahbubur Rahman, vice-chairman of the Goalanda…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said Ziaur Rahman, Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, Hussain Muhammad Ershad and Khaleda Zia are ‘anti-country conspirators’ of the same platform.  “All of them have hatched conspiracy against country in post liberation war period…

A rare tobacco pipe, used by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and dropped unintentionally at a programme here in 1972, is set to make its way to Bangabandhu Museum in the capital, reports UNB. Daud Ali and Bhabatosh, residents of Patharbunia village of the district, handed over…

Police in a drive arrested two leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami along with five crude bombs and some jihadi books from Ichhamoti village in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj yesterday morning, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Moidul Alam, 65, son of late Abdus Sobahan, a resident of Itali…

The Degree (Pass and Certificate) 1st year examination under the National University (NU) begins today across the country, reports UNB. A total of 299,034 candidates from 1,782 colleges will sit for the examination at 684 centres. The examination will be held from 1:30 pm to 5 pm every day. The NU has…

The DMP commissioner, Md Asaduzzaman Miah, on Wednesday ordered increasing of police surveillance on newly- appointed employees in private and other non-government offices in the capital to further resist militant attacks, sources in law enforcement agencies have exclusively told The Independent. While…

Two people were killed in an attack by rivals over a previous enmity at Dhanaitari under sadar Dakkhin upazila in Comilla yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Jamal Hossain, 60, son of Alek Hossain, and Gias Uddin, 45, son of Amir Hossain of the village. Officer-in-charge of Sadar…