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.
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology forwards a letter to the home ministry for a drive against noncertified SIM cards.
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.
A local Jubo League leader is found dead with throat slit in Natore Sadar upazilla early today.
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan today slams the law enforcers for arresting veteran journalist Shafik Rehman in a “dirty trick”.
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.
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.
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.
Over 5,000 Jamaat-Shibir men have been sued on charges of attack on policemen in Chapainawabganj town and Shibganj upazila on Wednesday.
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An alleged outlaw was shot dead at Tamaltola in Sheikhhari outskirt of the district yesterday noon. The deceased was identified as Abbus Sheikh, 45, son of Golam Sheikh of Sultanpur village in Sadar upazila. He was a former member of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party. Locals said a gang of 7/8 opened fire on Abbus, leaving him dead on the spot when he was having a shave at a saloon in the area at around 1:00pm, said Golam Rahman, officer in-charge at Kotwali police station.
Criminals killed a college girl at Timir Kathi in Nalchhity upazila on Tuesday night. Identified as Sharmin Aktar, 21, she was daughter of retired army sergeant Abul kalam. She was a student of philosophy at BM College, Barisal. Police said the gang attacked Sharmin with sharp weapons, leaving her critically injured when she was talking over mobile phone beside her house. The girl was rushed to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared her dead. Sharmin might have been killed over love affairs, said Asaduzzaman, officer in-charge at Nalchhity police station.
Police recovered six live bombs from a graveyard at Bezpara in the district town on Wednesday night. According to them, locals found the bombs in an abandoned condition in the area at about 11:00pm. Police however could not ascertain who had kept the bombs there. A team of explosive experts later defused the bombs.
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader on Statuin Road in Patgram upazila town on Wednesday night on charge of instructing pickets to make yesterday's hartal success. The arrestee was identified as Abu Hena Ershad Hossain Saju, 50, former president of upazila unit Jamaat. Acting on a tip-off, a team of DB police raided the area and arrested Saju when he and others were planning to make the shutdown success.
People from all walks of life burst into cheers after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) -1 pronounced the verdict against Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Delawar Hossain Sayedee yesterday, sentencing him to death for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Photos show processions in 1) Magura town, 2) Bogra town, 3) Jhenidah town, 4) Chandpur town, 5) Munshiganj town, 6) distribution of sweets among Narayanganganj townspeople by Jatiya Party men, and 7) jubilation in Dinajpur and 8) Gaibandha towns. Photo: Star/Focus BANGLA
A Pabna court yesterday awarded life term imprisonment to two siblings for corruption.
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Members of Indian Khasia community shot a Bangladeshi national dead and injured two others near Kalairag border under Companiganj upazila early yesterday.
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