BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday alleged that the jailing of Barguna UNO Tariq Salmon and subsequent transfer of some top officials have exposed field-level officials are influenced by Awami League men, reports UNB. Speaking at a discussion, he also questioned how the national election…

The British Council yesterday lives protecting British Council on March 25, 1971, reports UNB. Chief Executive Sir Ciarán Devane, Regional Director,…

A court yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing a garment worker of Rajapur upazila in 2009. The condemned convict was identified as Jahangir Hawlader, son of Monsur Hawlader of Char Indrapasha village in Mothbari union. Jahangir was tried in absentia. The court also fined him Tk one lakh. According…

BNP senior leader Tariqul Islam yesterday asked their party men to get ready to take to the streets with a ‘do-or-die motto’ to get rid of the ‘current repressive’ acts and force the government to ensure a fair and neutral general election, reports UNB. “We must strengthen…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday caught a land official of Mymensingh red-handed while taking bribe, reports UNB. A six-member ACC team, led by its director Nasim Anwar, arrested assistant land officer of Trishal Union Parishad (Trishal Upazila) Land Office Md Helal Uddin from his office,…

Medecins Sans Frontiers or Doctors without Borders (MSF) on Thursday hosted a symposium on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the city, conveying a message that such violence must be addressed as a very significant factor of any society, reports UNB. The symposium was aimed at creating a platform…

A Chittagong court yesterday acquitted seven BNP men in a case filed over the killing of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Golam Sarwar in the port city in 1999 following an internal feud, reports UNB. Those acquitted are Mohammad Ali, Alauddin, Rafiq, Tinku Das, Arup Barua, Nasir Uddin and Raja.…