October 18, 2024

Granting asylum to Hasina means sheltering ‘a killer’: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said giving asylum to Sheikh Hasina is like providing shelter to “a killer and a criminal”.

“Giving shelter to Sheikh Hasina, who fled the county for India after resigning from the …

Businessmen urged not to raise essentials’ prices

Speakers at a function here have urged the businessmen not to raise the prices of all essentials without logical reasons.

Due to natural disasters like floods, there has been a slight increase in the prices of some essential commodities. However, pr…

Man dies in gas cylinder explosion in Dhamrai

A driver died from a cylinder explosion while filling CNG gas in a microbus at Dhamrai upazila in Dhamrai area of the capital on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain, 50, hailed from Dhaira village in Dhamrai Upazila.

Police said th…

Lalon was against all sorts of discrimination: Farida Akter

Terming Lalon Shah as an anti-discriminatory person, Fisheries and Livestock Ministry Adviser Farida Akhter has said Lalon Shah raised his voices against all sorts of discrimination 134 years back.

“This Bengali philosopher and Baul saint (Lalon Sha…

BSS sports section in-charge Raschida’s father passes away

Sujaur Rashid, father of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) sports section in-charge Raschida Afzalun Nessa, passed away at a city hospital early today (Friday).

He was 89.

Family sources said Sujaur Rashid breathed his last around 1 am while underg…

Rain, thundershowers likely in parts of country

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today forecasted rain or thundershowers at different places across the country for the next 24 hours commencing from 9 am this morning.

“Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely …

Woman held with 3 kg heroin in Rajshahi

Police in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged woman drug peddler with three kilograms of heroin from Godagari upazila of the district last night.

The arrested was Shima Begum, 35, of Kanpara village under Godagari upazila, said the police source…

KU gets new VC, pro-VC, treasurer

Khulna University has got a new vice-chancellor, pro-vice-chancellor and treasurer for the next four years.

Prof Dr Md Rezaul Karim, of Urban and Rural Planning Discipline Department of Khulna University, has been appointed as the 13th vice-chancell…

Social watchdogs for uplifting Rajshahi slum people

Social watchdogs and development activists in a participatory meeting called for improving the living and livelihood conditions of the slum-dwelling people in the city.

They also underscored the need for freeing the marginalized, particularly the sl…