Dr Rajan Karmakar, son-in-law of food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, died of cardiac arrest linked to the slowing of his heart rate, according to the viscera report. On March 16, Dr Rajan Karmakar, 39, an assistant professor in the oral and maxillofacial surgery department under the dentistry faculty…

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday announced that elections to 16 upazila parishads (UZ) of 14 districts in the fifth and last phase of upazila polls would be held on June 18. The deadline for submission of nomination papers is May 21 and the date for scrutiny is May 23. The last date for withdrawal…

President Abdul Hamid yesterday assented to three bills passed in the second session of the 11th parliament. The bills are Plant Variety Protection Bill, 2019, Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council Bill, 2019 and Insurance Corporation Bill, 2019, said a Parliament Secretariat handout. The Jatiya…

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq Wednesday said social crimes will go down with active participation of youths in humanitarian works. “We have to inspire our youths in this regard. It will also bring peace and order in the society and strengthened social bonding,”…

Additional Inspector General of Police and Rector of Police Staff College Rowshan Ara, who was killed in a road crash in Congo on Monday, was laid to eternal rest yesterday. She was buried by the grave of her mother at Azimpur Graveyard following third namaz-e-janaja after Zohr prayers at Rajarbagh…