After 45 years of the country’s independence, the Election Commission Secretariat has got its own building to run activities, UNB reports.  President Abdul Hamid yesterday inaugurated the 11-storey Election Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon area. However, it will take 2-3 months more…

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised President Vladimir Putin for refraining from tit-for-tat expulsions of Americans in response to US punitive measures over alleged Russian interference in the November election, reports AFP from Washington.Putin’s decision came despite the foreign…

The death toll from Friday’s boat capsize in the Shitalakhya River in Kapasia upazila rose to five with the recovery of three more bodies from the river early yesterday, reports UNB.  The deceased are identified as Tajim Khan, 14, a resident of Paratola area, Atiq, 26, a resident of Madhyanagar…

The 114th birth anniversary of poet Jasimuddin, commonly known as Palli Kabi, is being observed today through various programmes, reports BSS. Marking the day, Faridpur district administration and Jasim Foundation will hold elaborate programmes at his native village Gobindapur on the bank of the river…

Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 6,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Jorabakultala area in Sadar upazila on Friday night. The arrestee was identified as Sohel Rana alias Mobin, 33, a resident of the area. Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Majharul Islam said tipped off, a team…