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Dhaka-Aricha Highway VIPs a boon for travellers The passage of VIPs on Dhaka-Aricha Highway prompts eviction drives by law enforcers on illegal makeshift shops, bringing a sigh of relief for vehicle passengers and the locals as traffic congestion become nearly non-existent. However, as soon as the VIPs pass, the shops, the main cause for the congestion, ... Read more

The admission test for the session 2013-14 of National University will be held on December 27, 2013. Detail information will be published through the university web site including print and electronic media soon. The notice came from a press note issued by M Faizul Karim, the on duty director the public relation, information and consultation department

The Rapid Action Battalion members arrested five people from different parts of the capital Sunday night and early Monday for keeping narcotics and illegal equipment of voice over internet protocol business goods. The RAB-2 operation officer, Rayhan Khan, said a RAB-2 team arrested Shahadat Hossain Faisal, 25 and Jalal, 25 from Kalurnagar of Hazaribag

Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Muhammad Faruk Khan inaugurated the Hajj flight from Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport this morning. Addressing the inaugural ceremony as chief guest, Muhammad Faruk Khan said that two more planes are going to be added with the existing fleet of Bangladesh Biman for carrying pilgrims from next year.

Ashraful Islam tells JS About 2.76 lakh out of over 14 lakh posts in the government lie vacant, LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam told parliament yesterday, adding that steps were underway to fill the vacancies. To another query, he said the number of officers made officer on special duty (OSD) was 410 from 2001 ... Read more

Bangladesh Publishers and Booksellers Association (BPBA) yesterday criticised the government initiative to stop the publication and circulation of “guide books” and “note books”. Referring to the draft Education Act 2013, it condemned the provision which states that legal actions will be taken against the makers and suppliers of such books.

Masses including leaders and activists of different organisations laid siege to the Khulna deputy commissioner office for two hours on Sunday under the banner of the Khulna Cultural Development Committee. Later, the KCDC leaders submitted a memorandum to the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, through DC Mesbah uddin, demanding construction of the

The Rapid Action Battalion in a drive rescued an abducted imam and held five ‘abductors’ from Dania area of Rayerbagh in the capital on Saturday evening. The rescued was identified as Kazi Jaher, imam of Institute of Public Health mosque in capital’s Mohakhali area. The arrested were Shah Alam, Abul Kalam,

More than one female student of Jahangirnagar University have accused a university teacher of sexually harassing them. The university authorities were informed of the accusations against accounting and information system department lecturer AKM Anisuzzaman on Saturday. ‘That teacher has been calling the students guardians to settle the issue. He is also

Bangladeshi teenage girl Afroja Khatun, who returned home from Indian jail on Saturday, was enrolled in Class VI at Shaheed Colonel Emdad Haque Public School at Rajshahi sector of Border Guard Bangladesh on Sunday. On the occasion, the Boarder Guard Bangladesh Rajshahi sector held a meeting at the auditorium of Shaheed Colonel Emdad Haque Public

National Income Tax Day, 2013 was observed in the Barisal city on Sunday to create awareness of income tax and encourage people to pay tax regularly. The daylong programee, organised by the Barisal regional tax office, included a rally, exchange of views amongst tax officials and payers and award

The police and narcotics control department men arrested a youth from the capital’s Topkhana Road area for keeping illegal arms and narcotic materials on early Sunday. The narcotics control department deputy director, Golam Kibria, said acting on a tip-off, the lawmen raided a house in the area and arrested Md Roni, 29.

THE Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal sentenced two accused to death penalty on Sunday on the charge of killing Aminul Haque, affluent businessman of Rajshahi, in 2011. The tribunal judge, Ekramul Haque Choudhury, delivered the verdict at about 11:30am, said Entajul Haque Babu, public prosecutor of Rajshahi.

Speakers at a sit-in programme on Saturday urged the government to implement all the projects undertaken by it for the development of greater Khulna as well as the country’s south-western region. Greater Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee organised the programme at the picture palace cinema hall intersection in the city. Chaired by

Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on CNG’s impact on the environment and economy on Saturday said the government’s move to discourage the use of CNG in motor vehicles may bring the pollution hazard back to the city again. ‘While CNG (compressed natural gas) use in New Delhi is mandatory, Dhaka is discouraging its use,’ said ... Read more

At least 1,000 traders are running their business at the state-owned ‘Godhuly’ Market in Rajshahi city amid high risk of accident as cracks have recently developed on the market building. Multifarious problems, including lack of tapped water and sanitation facilities, are also plaguing the traders doing business at the market for long.

Jahangirnagar University students formed a human chain on the campus on Saturday demanding a proper academic environment and an end to the current problem caused by teachers’ movement. The students, teamed up as General Students’ Forum, alleged that the political interests of the teachers and thirst for power were what caused the

The finance minister, AMA Muhith, on Saturday inaugurated the new campus of Civil Service College at Agargaon in Dhaka. Prime minister’s adviser HT Imam and college principal Mohammad Haroonur Rashid also spoke on the occasion with college’s trustee board member former secretary Abdur Rashid in the chair. In his speech, the finance minister

Saoda Murder Alleged killer Russell sent to jail Russell Mia alias Russell Matubbar, the alleged killer of his girlfriend Saoda Aktar Mallik, was sent to jail after he gave confessional statement before the court on Saturday. Shakhawat Hossain, investigation officer of the Saoda murder case, and in charge of the Kotwali police station, said they ... Read more

The police recovered a beheaded body of a man from the capital’s Charwaspur area under Hazaribagh on Saturday afternoon. The Hazaribagh police subinspector, Walid Mahmud, said the police recovered the decomposed body at about 5:00pm from the roadside dumped in