The deep depression that formed in the north Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, moved over to the Indian state of Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal yesterday, the Met office said. With this, strong winds blowing over the Padma at Shimulia also subsided, and ferry services between the terminal and Kewrakandi…

The authorities of the Arabic department at Chittagong University (CU) yesterday came up with a list of 49 students who have not attended classes for a long time. The department handed a list consisting the names of 49 students over to the university registrar yesterday. Contacted, CU assistant proctor…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to play a more proactive role against terrorism saying that it can take initiatives to help the conflicting countries sit together without interfering in internal affairs of others, reports UNB. The Prime Minister…

One diabetic patient out of four suffers from eye related problems in the country as diabetic eye disease comprises a group of eye conditions that affect people with diabetes and these conditions include diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema (DME), cataract and glaucoma, reports BSS. The information…

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury yesterday said the ideals and philosophy of Bangabandhu should be deeply realised and his inner message should be conveyed to the youngsters of the country, reports BSS. “Why Bangabandhu was different from others? He could understand people’s…

The country is expected to attain self-sufficiency in fish in next two years with rapidly increasing production volume that by now earned Bangladesh the status of fourth major aquaculture producer, fisheries minister Sayedul Haq said, reports BSS. “If this pace of production continues, we will…

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has proposed formation of Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) Integrated Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Water Authority to create a regional platform aimed at mutual water sharing solutions among the countries having rivers in common, reports UNB. The minister was…

Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam yesterday said the leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are trying to turn the country into a dysfunctional state by creating anarchy, reports BSS. He was speaking at a discussion meeting in Savar organised by the local Awami League marking the National…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) yesterday published Chartered Accountant (CA) Professional examination (May-June 2016) results, reports BSS. Details of the result are available on the website www.icab.org.bd, said a press release.

The High Court yesterday asked Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan alias Shah Alam to surrender before the trial court within eight weeks in a case filed for intruding into government land, cutting land and preventing government employees from discharging their duties, reports UNB. While hearing…

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sat with members of her party’s newly formed standing committee yesterday night to discuss the country’s latest political situation, party’s organisational issues and work out its next course of action, reports UNB. The meeting began around 9:10 pm at the…

The recovery of 4,342 fake biometrically-activated SIM cards of different mobile operators has made the government sit up and take note. Even more alarming is the fact that all these fake SIMs were recovered from a single dealer in Chittagong. An investigation has revealed that these SIMs were biometrically…

A police officer was found dead in the district Police Lines pond in Joypurhat yesterday night, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as assistant sub-inspector of Detective Branch of police Shah Alam, 33, posted at the Police Lines. Additional police super Belayet Hossain said Shah Alam informed…