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BERC will fix gas, power price: adviser

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today said the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will determine the price of gas and electricity through public hearings.

“The government will not take decision abou…

Shahriar Kabir placed on two-day remand over Jatrabari murder case

Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee President Shahriar Kabir was placed on two-day remand today in connection with the murder of Rafiqul Islam in the city’s Jatrabari.

Sub-Inspector of Jatrabari police station Mahbub Alam and also the Investigation Office…

Attorney General hopes Hasina to return home, face trial

Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman today expressed the hope that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina would come back home and face the trial.

“If you all examine her statements, (you would see) her favorite line was – ‘if you have the courage, come bac…

Man awarded death sentence for killing wife in Sirajganj

A court here today sentenced a man to death

sentence for killing his wife in Ullapara upazila of the district in 2011.

District and Session Judge M Ali Ahmed handed down the verdict to Chand Mia,

40, hailed in Enayet Ashrayan Project area in the u…

Travel ban imposed on Shilpakala ex-DG Liaquat Ali Lucky

The Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court today imposed a travel ban on Liaquat Ali Lucky, former Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.

Acting Judge Mohammad Ibrahim Mia of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court issued the order in res…

DU gets Tk 34 lakh donation for skills development programme

Mitsubishi Corporation Bangladesh has donated Tk 34 lakh to Dhaka University (DU) to establish virtual classroom and skills development training at the university’s Japanese studies department.

Country Representative of Mitsubishi Corporation Bangla…

Violence against housemaids not to be tolerated: NHRC chairman

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed today said there is no way to tolerate and show flexibility to violence against housemaids.

He said this while visiting a 13-year-old housemaid, who was recently abused physically…