October 24, 2024

Former state minister Zakir Hossain arrested: Police

Former State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain has been arrested from Dhaka”s Mohammadpur area.

Former EC secretary Helal Uddin arrested in Chattogram

Members of Mohammadpur Police Station have made the arrest, Talebur Rahman, d…

Panel formed to reassess administrative structures of REB, PBS

The government has formed a national committee to reevaluate the roles and structures of Rural Electrification Board (REB) and its subordinate body Palli Biduyt Samity (PBS) against the backdrop of their wider coverage in electrification across the c…

Factional clash in Tabligh Jamaat leaves 40 injured in Natore

At least 40 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Tabligh Jamaat in Natore on Thursday afternoon.

A tense situation has been prevailing in the area centring the clash. Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Natore road remained suspended for a w…

Government raises age limit for public service to 32

The interim government has raised age limit for public service to 32 amid job seekers’ demonstrations for the raising the maximum age to 35.

This Council of Advisers took the decision in its 10th meeting on Thursday chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muh…

Demonstrate at Secretariat: 26 HSC students sent to jail

A Dhaka court on Thursday sent 26 HSC students to jail in a case over Wednesday’s demonstration at the Secretariat demanding the re-evaluation of their results terming those as ‘discriminatory’.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Belal Hossain passed the…