September 12, 2024

ASP Kafi on five-day remand in Yamin murder case

A court here today placed additional superintendent of police (ASP) Abdullahel Kafi on five-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of Sheikh Ashabul Yamin in Savar area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.

Dhaka Senior Judicia…

10,260 farmers to get agri-incentives in C’nawabganj

A total of 10,260 small and marginal farmers would get seeds and fertilizer free of cost for cultivating onion and black gram (Mashkalai) in the district.

Of them, 3,000 farmers would get onion seeds and fertilizer and 7,260 farmers would get black g…

Met office forecasts heavy rainfall in parts of country

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places in five divisions and at many places in three divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at some places in five divisions.

“Light …

UK High Commission welcomes 23 Chevening Scholars

British High Commission in Dhaka has welcomed the next group of Chevening Scholars through an online event last week.

A total of 23 young Bangladeshi professionals have received the prestigious scholarships for the 2024-’25 academic year.

They will …

Family endures financial ordeal for bullet-hit Sagar’s treatment

Ridoy Kumar Sagar, 19, still goes through a traumatic situation as he embraced 37 bullets during the student-mass uprising toppling Sheikh Hasina’s 15 years autocratic rule.

The teenage boy along with his friends joined the movement in July-August se…

Ad-hoc committee on Upz primary education gets two more members

Two new members have been included in the nine-member ad-hoc committee, which was formed repealing the Upazila Primary Education Committee.

Now, the total committee members have stood at 11, a press release said.

Two new members are the Upazila Assi…

Begum Khaleda Zia taken to hospital for medical check-up

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has been admitted to Evercare Hospital here for regular medical check-up.

She reached the hospital at 1:40 am today leaving her Firoza residence in the capital…

Information Ministry declares 100-day work plan

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam today declared a work plan for the next 100 days to speed up the works of the ministry and departments and organizations under it.

The adviser made3 public the work plan at a press briefing at the m…

Former DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia arrested

Former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzzaman Mia has been arrested from the capital’s Mohakhali area.

Rapid Action Battalion arrested him around 11pm on Wednesday and taken him to Khilgaon police station, RAB Legal and Media Win…