The BNP is considering the names of Nagorik Oikya chief Mahmudur Rahman Manna and the party's former lawmaker GM Siraj for by-election in the Bogura-6 constituency, said sources. Besides, the names of barrister Rumin Farhana, Begum Selima Rahman, and Shama Obayed are also being considered as the…

Jatiya Party (JP) acting Chairman and former commerce minister GM Quader on Saturday urged the Prime Minister to take stern action if there is any corruption in the process of paddy procurement by the government. Speaking at an iftar party arranged by Bangshal thana unit of Jatiya Party, he also urged…

Two people were killed in separate road accidents in the capital's Pallabi and Demra areas yesterday. The deceased were identified as Amin, 30, son of late Abdul Khaleque of Bouniabadh under Pallabi police station in the city, another was identified as Md Abu Hanif Master, 65, a resident of Islambagh…

Freedom Fighter actress Maya Ghosh passed away at 9am yesterday, while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Jashore. Confirming the death, Dipok Ghosh, son of Maya Ghosh, said she was sick for long time and first diagnosed with cancer in 2000 and was taken to Kolkata's Saroj Gupta Cancer…

Abahani Limited suffered a solitary goal defeat in an important match against Bashundhara Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. In the crucial encounter Bahsundhara Kings earned the victory against the run of the game when their Kyrgyz midfielder fired…

Urging government officials to earn money by honest means, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Iqbal Mahmud also advised them to hear out the common people's grievances and then try and redress these. The ACC chairman was addressing district-level officials as the chief guest at a meeting…

The local people on Saturday detained a youth for distorting the photos of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other political leaders on social media platform Facebook. The youth was identified as Shahin Reza, son of late Maulavi Osman Ali of Haktulla village in Badarpur area. A case has been filed under…