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Relatives of a patient attacked North East Medical College Hospital, a private medical institution, in the Sylhet city Monday evening after the patient died allegedly because of wrong treatment. The patient’s relatives, along with local people, vandalised the windowpanes, furniture and decorations of the hospital in a series of attacks on the hospital

Agitated clients confined officials of a Grameenphone customer care centre in Sylhet for two hours on Monday afternoon over an incident of SIM card hacking. The agitators withdrew the siege after getting assurance from the Grameenphone authorities to resolve the matter within the next five working days.

Admission tests of the first year honours students in 2013-14 academic session at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology would be held on November 30. Sources in the university administration said the Association of Universities in Bangladesh in a meeting on Monday decided to hold the admission tests

The ministry of information on Tuesday invited film proposals from filmmakers and producers seeking government funding. The ministry called on interested Bangladeshi nationals to submit proposals of their film project, including the story, the script, the production plan, the budget and the list of the actors and technicians, to the Films and Publication Department

The Greater Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee has threatened to launch intensified movement to press home their unfulfilled 18-point demands. The threat came from a press conference held at Khulna Press Club Tuesday morning. On September 5, the coordination committee will

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at many places over Dhaka, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions till 6:00pm today. Moderately heavy to heavy falls are also likely

Family members allege police torture An under-trial prisoner of the Barisal Central Jail died at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in the city on Monday. The prisoner was identified as Jamshed Haoladar alias Jashem, 32, son of Abdul Gani Haoladar from Nathullabad area of the city and accused under narcotic control act. Family members, however, claimed the death ... Read more

A woman in Barisal city handed over her teenaged daughter to the police on Sunday for her ‘reckless’ lifestyle. The Kotwali police officer-in-charge, Shakhawat Hossain, said the mother lodged a complaint with the Barisal chief judicial magistrate court on August 29 alleging that their daughter beat them up and escaped the house with the help of ... Read more

Several hundred first year students of Jahangirnagar University blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway for half an hour on Monday in protest against ragging. The agitated students boycotted all classes and examinations and blocked Dhaka-Aricha highway for half an hour from around 10:00am, demanding

The Rotary Club of Sylhet Valley held a daylong free treatment and blood donation programme in at Sonarpara in the city on Monday. A total 145 patients were given treatments along with free medicines and 12 units of blood were also collected from the donors in the daylong campaign, the organisers said. Doctor Jamil A Chowdhury Tamim, Nusrat Shammi

The government should promote women drivers by providing them with jobs at its different offices, said experts on Sunday. Speaking at the programme for promoting women in driving profession, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority chairman Mohammad Nazrul Islam informed that about 350 women had professional driving licences at present all over the country. The function was jointly

Human rights activists in Rajshahi have expressed grave concern as law and order situation, especially crimes against women and children in the district, is deteriorating day by day. They said torture against women and children were increasing in the district because of negligence of the law enforcement agencies. In August, a total of 13 crimes

Students of twenty-five schools and human rights activists formed a human chain and held a rally on Sunday, protesting against the killing of a schoolgirl. The programme was organised by Bangladesh Shikkhak Samity, Barisal regional branch. The rally was held in front of Barisal Ashwini Kumar Hall,

The activity of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court was formally launched in Sylhet on Sunday. Chief metropolitan magistrate Zahirul Gani started the formal activities of the court at about 11:00am when the district and session judge Mizanur Rahman, Sylhet’s chief judicial magistrate Abu Syed Md Dilzar Hossain, Sylhet judge court public prosecutor Misbah Uddin Siraj, ... Read more

At least 15 people were injured in a clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists at Sylhet MC College on Sunday afternoon over establishing dominance on campus. The BCL activists also vandalised a motorcycle of a JCD activist during the clash, students said. Eyewitnesses said some BCL and JCD activists got

Two people were found dead in separate incidents in Sylhet city on Sunday. The two were identified as Sheikh Nafizur Rahman, 23, son of Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Baruthkhana and a second year student of Leading University, and Tanzina Zahan Liza, 22, daughter of Abdul Hannan of Manikpir Road in the city. Nafiz’s father told New ... Read more

The Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport customs officials held a man with around 876 grams of gold Sunday morning. The arrestee was identified as Abdul Matin, a dweller of village Horipur of Chagalnaiya upazila in Feni who landed at the airport from an Air Arabiya flight from Sharjah of United Arab Emirate. The Chittagong airport assistant ... Read more

A boy and a housewife were killed in separate traffic accidents on New Eskaton Road and Mirpur in the capital on Sunday. The police and hospital sources said Mehdi Hasan, 14, an employee of Baby Motors at Eskaton Road, was killed when a bus from Gulistan ran over him at about 3:00pm. After the incident, he ... Read more

The authorities of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday celebrated the 10th founding anniversary of the university amid festivity. The daylong programmes to observe the day included tree plantation, colorful procession, discussion, friendly cricket match between teachers and employees, special prayer,

The Khulna University of Engineering and Technology on Sunday observed its 10th founding anniversary on Sunday amid enthusiasm. The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid inaugurated the occasion that featured tree plantation, discussion meeting, seminar, friendly cricket match between teachers and students, film show, cultural programme, blood donation, technical poster session