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Two arrested over indiscriminate firing at pedestrians in Bhanga

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Special Response Battalion (SRB) arrested two people in connection with an incident of indiscriminate firing for frethening of pedestrians on the Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur. The... Read More


UGC Chief calls for zero audit objections at public universities

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed has directed the relevant authorities to take necessary steps to bring audit objections at public universities d... Read More


JCD holds protest rally over cocktail explosions at DU

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Dhaka University unit of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) staged demonstration on the campus on Tuesday night protesting several crude bomb explosions. Around 11:30pm, JCD... Read More


Seize Abul Barkat's assets, freeze bank accounts: Court

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the seizure of immovable assets worth Tk 49,61,384, including two flats in Dhanmondi and Adabor, belonging to former Janata Bank Chairman and econ... Read More


Nepal envoy meets BCB president, discusses sports cooperation

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanashyam Bhandari on Wednesday met Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Tamim Iqbal at his office as part of efforts to promote greater sport... Read More


Three children drown in Chandpur

Chandpur, Sept. 16 -- Three children drowned in separate incidents in Faridganj and Hajiganj upazilas of Chandpur on Tuesday. In Faridganj, A Rahman, 3-year old son of school teacher Abdul Kader of S... Read More


Local body polls: Election training for police begins at 114 venues

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Election training for police personnel began on Wednesday at 114 venues across the country ahead of the local government elections, with the two-day programme aimed at enhancing the... Read More


Philippine ferry fire: Death toll rises to 77, 8 still missing

MANILA, Sept. 16 -- The death toll from the vessel fire on Sept. 9 off the waters of the tourist hotspot Palawan Province of the Philippines rose to 77, with eight still missing and 43 survivors, said... Read More


Thakurgaon-1 by-election: Three file BNP nomination forms

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Three BNP aspirants on Wednesday submitted their nomination forms to contest the by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 constituency on the party ticket. The three are Mirza Faisal Amin, ... Read More


Lack of oversight causing BSCIC properties to decay: Rizvi

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- BNP acting Secretary General and Prime Minister's Adviser on Industries Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said many properties of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (B... Read More