Thakurgaon: Four police personnel were arrested from a gambling spot in an abandoned tin-shed building near the office of the superintendent of police (SP) of Thakurgaon early Tuesday. The arrestees are Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASI) Md Shahadat Zaman…
Khulna: Duck farming has brought financial self-reliance to 23-year-old Pallab Gain of Dacope upazila, inspiring other unemployed youths and rural women to take up small-scale farming as an income-generating venture. Pallab, of Bajua Charardhar villag…
Haikou: Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain today outlined four priorities for further strengthening cooperation in the health sector with China and other Asian countries.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the prio…
Dhaka: Minister for Cultural Affairs Nitai Roy Chowdhury today visited the residence of Gulbadan Nesa Monika, the ailing wife of Language Movement veteran Abdul Matin, in Mohammadpur in the city. He inquired about her health and handed over a cheque f…
Bandarban: Thirteen shops were completely gutted in a fire that broke out at Balipara Bazar in Thanchi upazila of the district early today. The fire erupted around 4am at the market, and in response, firefighters, police, and members of the Border Gua…
Dhaka: Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have fined 20 students of the Physics and History departments a total of Taka 6.15 lakh over two separate incidents of ragging. The students have also been barred from their ongoing and scheduled examin…
Dhaka: A court here today placed two activists of the activities-banned Awami League (AL) and its front organisations on a seven-day remand each in a case filed over their alleged flash procession in the capital’s Gulshan area on September 11. The rem…
Dhaka: Parliamentary standing committee on agriculture today called for measures to reduce import dependence on agro-based products with minister concerned Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid saying the sector should rather be turned into an export-oriented one b…
Dhaka: A two-day training programme for police personnel assigned to election duties in the upcoming local government elections began simultaneously across the country today. The training is aimed at strengthening the skills, preparedness, and profess…