Police yesterday foiled a demonstration of Chhatra Dal by resorting to firing on the rally leaving 30 activists injured at Kazir Bazar area of the city and arrested at least 20 leaders and activists of the organization, reports UNB. Among the arrestees are former joint secretary of Sylhet Metropolitan…

Police in a drive arrested at least 250 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir while conducting a secret meeting at Motel Saikat in the port city yesterday night, reports UNB. Assistant Secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami city unit, also the registrar of International Islamic University,…

Iraq says it has killed 45 Islamic State (IS) group militants, among them some senior leaders, in an air strike in eastern Syria, reports BBC. The strike targeted three houses connected by a trench where IS leaders were meeting in the town of Hajin. The Euphrates valley area is one of the last parts…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government will be able to upgrade Bangladesh's rural lifestyle into urban one if the continuation of the government is maintained, reports UNB. "If there's continuation of the government, I believe, we'll be able to provide improved lifestyle…

Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed yesterday said the schedules of the eleventh national parliamentary election to be announced in late October, reports UNB. The EC official made the comment in response to a journalist's query after attending a meeting arranged over the law and…

Commuters and holiday makers suffered long delays as water logging in several areas of Dhaka led to severe traffic gridlocks yesterday. With the monsoons intensifying, the water logging in parts of the capital worsened severely, leading to the near breakdown of the city’s traffic management system.…