A group of ‘drunkards’ vandalised a Hindu idol at Purba Courtbari village of Sirajdikhan upazila of Munsiganj on Friday night. However, Talking to The Independent, Munshiganj Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shaila Farzana claimed that the incident ‘was not a communal one’.  “No…

The CIA and FBI have both concluded that Russia intervened in the US presidential election aiming to help Donald Trump win, The Washington Post reported Friday, reports AFP from Washington. Amid a partisan political debate that the two key US agencies were split over Russian intentions, the Post said…

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is in the final stage to hike gas prices by an average 50 per cent for consumers at all levels. After the hike, domestic users will have to pay Tk. 1,000 every month instead of Tk. 650 for double burners, which means a 53.84 per cent hike, said an official…

DHAKA: At least 11 people were killed and 24 others injured in separate road accidents in four districts yesterday, reports BSS. In Gazipur, six people including women were killed and eight others sustained injuries as a Gazipur-bound ‘Laguna’ (human hauler) collided head-on with a bus at…

Thirteen Turkish soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded yesterday in a suicide car bombing targeting off-duty conscripts, the latest in a string of attacks to rock Turkey in recent months, reports AFP from Istanbul. Forty-eight soldiers were wounded in the attack in the central city of Kayseri,…

DHAKA: District Employment and Manpower Office, Chittagong will distribute cheque for Taka 360,5100 tomorrow among the 195 children of expatriates Bangladeshi of the district to mark the International Migrants Day 2016, reports BSS. Marking the day, the district office has chalked out a day-long comprehensive…

A team led by Parliament Member of Batiaghata-Dakope constituency Panchanon Kumar Biswas yesterday visited the proposed site of Bangabandhu Echo Park here, reports BSS from Khulna. Khulna Divisional Commissioner Md. Abdus Samad, Khulna Metropolitan Police Commissioner(KMP) Nibash Chandra Majhi, Khulna…

KUSHTIA: Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu, MP, today said BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is now shedding crocodile tears for democracy, reports BSS. "Begum Khaleda Zia is trying to practice democracy again but they have no right to exercise democracy, as they are involved in killing, terrorism…

Both the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) have announced a plan to relieve freedom fighters living in Dhaka city of holding tax is under consideration, reports UNB. DSCC mayor Sayeed Khokon, on behalf of the two city corporations, made the announcement at a…

Members of BGB, 1 battalion of Rajshahi seized human skeletons including 11 skulls from Char Majardiar village under Paba upazila of the district on Saturday. BGB sources informed that action on a tip off, they came to know that some smugglers were waiting at near Purbo Para frontier area of Char Majardiar…

A married couple apparently committed suicide at a house in the city’s Mirpur area yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Motahar, 40, and his wife Sheuli, 30, of Dakhkhin Bishil area in Mirpur. Sub-inspector of Darus Salam Police Station Masudur Rahman said on information, a…