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SC fines 10 pvt medical colleges
The Supreme Court fines 10 private medical colleges Tk 1 crore each for admitting 153 candidates who failed to fulfill the relevant requirements in admission tests.
Home ministry urged for drive against illicit SIM cards
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology forwards a letter to the home ministry for a drive against noncertified SIM cards.
SC upholds tariff hike on int’l incoming calls
The Supreme Court upholds a decision to hike the tariff on international incoming calls from 1.5 cents to 2 cents (Tk 1.60) per minute.
Jubo League leader stabbed dead in Natore
A local Jubo League leader is found dead with throat slit in Natore Sadar upazilla early today.
‘Dirty trick,’ BNP leader Nazrul says on Shafik’s arrest
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan today slams the law enforcers for arresting veteran journalist Shafik Rehman in a “dirty trick”.
‘Curb on Pahela Baishakh celebration surrendering to bigotry’
Workers Party, key ally of AL led 14-party alliance, reacts against restriction on celebrations of Pahela Baishakh after 5:00pm, demands withdrawal of restriction.
Woman of Courage / US to honour Sara Hossain, 13 others tomorrow
The United States is going to honour 14 women across the world, including barrister Sara Hossain, for their exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Govt to curb issuing official passports
The government decides to curb the issuance of official passports for its employees across the country in view of allegations of human trafficking in disguise of government officials.
Jamaat leader arrested
Police arrested Kendua upazila unit ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami from his relative's house at Purbadhala upazila on Saturday.
The arrestee was identified as Shamsuddin, upazila unit ameer of the party and resident of Goradoba village of Kandua upazila.
Purbadhala police said a team of police raided the house of his son-in-law on Rawshanara road in Purbadhala upazila and arrested him at about 10am.
The Jamaat leader was hiding there apparently to avoid arrest, said police.
Two kids 'missing' for 12 days
There in no trace yet of two siblings who went 'missing' 11 days ago in Mathbaria upazila.
The two brothers are Khairul Bashar Rabbi, 13, and Sabbir Hossain, 11, sons of Md Khalil Jomadder, UP member in the upazila.
Rabbi is a student of class eight at KM Latif Institute in Mathbaria municipality and Sabbir is in class six at Model Government School in the upazila.
Khalil said, on the 21 February, his two sons went to school to celebrate the International Mother Language Day.
As they did not return home before evening, he looked for them at the houses of his relatives.
But after 11 days, he is yet to find their whereabouts. He also filed a general diary (GD) with the Mathbaria police station.
'Missing' man found dead
Police recovered the body of a 'missing' man from a crop land in Dharmadihi area of Borolekha upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Sushil Biswas, 42, son of Kanai Lal Biswas of the area under Dasher Bazar union. Police said, locals found the body and informed them. Sushil went missing on March 2.
8 hurt as smugglers clash
At least eight people were injured in a clash between two groups of smugglers over sharing 'profit money' at Jawrani border village in Hatibandha upazila around 5.30pm yesterday. The injured were admitted to Hatibandha upazila health complex and Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital. They were identified as Sohel Rana, 35, Manik Barmon, 42, Hasem Ali, 45, Taher Uddin, 36, Quddus Ali, 30, Yasin Ali, 28, Hobibur Rahman, 40, and Nizam Uddin, 42, of Jawrani village. Local sources said that the clash took place between Moti Mia group and Lal Miah group.
Smuggled goods seized
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized a truck loaded with smuggled Indian saris, three-pieces and cloths worth Tk 7 crore in Kagojpukur area under Benapole port PS yesterday. 26 BGB Commanding Officer Lt Col Abul Kalam Azad said, on secret information, a team of BGB raided Kagojpukur area and seized the truck of at 3.00am.
Man held with forged DVDs
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a businessman along with 3,000 pieces of forged DVDs (digital video discs) from the district town on Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Prince Singh Roy, owner of HM Electronics at Mikepotti in the town. Rab-6 said, on secret information, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in the area at night and recovered the forged DVDs from the shop. A case was filed in this connection under the Copy Right Act.
20 honoured in Lalmonirhat
Lalmonirhat district museum honoured 20 people for their role in implementing “Lalmonirhat Mahakuma†and “Lalmonirhat district†plans at a function held in Sadar upazila on Thursday. Those honoured were state minister for primary and mass education Motahar Hossain MP, Majibur Rahman MP, former MP Abul Hossain, ex-MP Saleh Uddin Ahmed Helal, ex-Sadar upazila chairman Shafiqul Islam Montu, ex-vice chairman of Lalmonirhat municipality Ansar Ali, freedom fighter Captain (retd.) Azizul Haque Bir Protik, Muhammad Shahab Uddin, Nuruzzaman Khandokar, Golam Rahman, ex-Lalmonirhat municipality chairman Lutfor Rahman, Nazrul Islam Mandol, Sultah Ahmed Bablu, Habibur Rahman, Iliyas Hossain, Khandokar Muhammad Ishaque Ali, Abdul Majid Mandol, Tajul Chowdhury and SK Khwaza Moinuddin.
Boy beaten to death
A 10-year-old boy was beaten to death allegedly by his neighbours at Paker Ali village in Bagherpara upazila on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Selim, a student of Class II at Mohammadpur Alia Madrasa and son of late Milon of the village. Police and locals said Selim had a quarrel with his neighbour Tumpa over plucking tamarind at night. At one stage, Tumpa's father Abdul Kader and mother Shukurun beat him up mercilessly over the issue, leaving him seriously injured. Later, local people took Selim to Jessore Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
