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Civic platform Santrash Nirmul Tawki Mancha on Tuesday formed a human chain in front of press club in Naraynganj demanding trial of the killers of college student Tanvir Mohammad Tawki. A-Level student Tanvir Mohammad Tawki, 17, son of a cultural activist Rafiur Rabbi, went missing on March 6 and the police recovered his body from ... Read more

The papaya mealy bug, a native of Central America, is threatening to wreak havoc in papaya cultivation in many areas of Bangladesh and causing huge economic losses to farmers. The granule-sized pest, believed to have arrived in 2008 via imports feed on the sap, which eventually leads to the plant’s death. Its other hosts include

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines air-hostess was released yesterday even after customs officials seized five undeclared gold bars, weighing around 50 tolas and priced around Tk 25 lakh, from her possession. Customs officials searched Shabiha Afroz Kumu, arriving from Dubai, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 9:40am and found four of the bars attached

Rapid Action Battalion rescued two people and arrested seven alleged kidnappers in separate drives in city’s West Rampura and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Tuesday. A man was rescued and three alleged kidnappers were arrested by a RAB team from the city’s West Rampua. The RAB-3 team, led by Major Ahmed Hossain Mohiuddin,

At least four fishermen went missing as two fishing boats capsized in the Bay of Bengal on early Tuesday because of bad weather. The missing fishermen were identified as Abdullah, 45, Nur Bashar, 35, Alauddin, 35 and Kamal Hossain, 28. All of them are residents of Mohipur area under

Tawki Murder Another accused on remand The chief judicial magistrate court on Monday granted a five-day remand of another accused in Tanvir Mohammad Tawki killing case. Investigation officer of the murder case ASP Robiul Islam of RAB-11 submitted a prayer before the court seeking ten days for

The duration of primary education completion examinations for Class V students has increased by 30 minutes. A release of the primary and mass education ministry on Monday said that the duration for an exam was increased to two hours and a half from the existing two hours. The examinations for this year will be held ... Read more

Most of the shopping spots in the Barisal city are experiencing a huge rush of Eid shoppers of all ages, with only two or three days left for Eid-ul-Fitr. Restriction has been put on traffic in the man commercial areas of Chawkbazar, Katpatty, Line Road, Bazar Road so that people can do their

The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police authorities have built up five-level security arrangement in the city to avert any untoward situation and to ensure peaceful celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr. Besides, cheek posts have been set up to strengthen security at three entry points — Katakhali, Naodapara and Kashiadanga bypass road crossing — in the

All preparations including setting up of structures for 244 Eid congregations at traditional and temporary venues have been completed in the Chittagong city. The congregations would be held under the supervision of Chittagong Central Eid Jamaat Committee and the Chittagong City Corporation

The Khulna district administration on Monday at a meeting chalked out elaborate programme to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest Muslim religious festival likely to be held on August 9. As a part of the programme, national flag will be hoisted in the morning atop at all government, semi-government, non-government and autonomous establsihments

An inmate of a female student hostel allegedly committed suicide in Pathanpara area of Rajshahi city early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Nahida Sultana, 19, daughter of Shahjahan of Chandail village in Baraigram upazila of Natore. Owner of Kheya Chhatri Nibas, a hostel of female students, saw the body of Nahida hanging from the

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation starts today a 13-day special steamer services from Dhaka end and it will continue till August 17. Source also said four BIWTC vessels — peddle wheel steamers PS Lepcha, PS Mahsud, PS Turn, and screw wheel motor vessel MV Sela — have

Gold worth about Tk 2.5 crore was seized from two passengers at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong Sunday morning. The immigration police detained Ikbal and Rashed, resident of Raojan of the district with 53 gold bars weighing over six kilogram after they came to the airport in a Fly Dubai Airways flight

With hardly four days left for Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, shopping in Rajshahi city has gained momentum amid huge supply of consumer goods and enthusiasm among the people. All the city markets are seen very busy, setting up makeshift footpath markets, now to sell their commodities to hundreds of shoppers. The rush ... Read more

The Dhaka University authorities on Sunday began a tree plantation campaign on the campus. Arboriculture office of the university and DU Tree Plantation and Beautification Committee jointly organised the campaign. The university vice-chancellor, AAMS Arefin Siddique, inaugurated the campaign at a function at the Mall Chattar on the campus. Besides planting tree, he

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is scheduled for today to open the 3.1-kilometre Kuril Flyover in the city. Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha officials said that the authority complotted all major works before Saturday morning. Bangladeshi construction company Project Builders Ltd, along with China Major Bridge Engineering Corporation, has built the flyover at a cost

Politicians and labour leaders on Saturday demanded further amendment to the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 scrapping the undemocratic provisions made through the latest amendment to the law recently. The bill parliament passed on July 15 amending the 2006 act did not guarantee the rights of workers rather protected the interests of the owners of mills ... Read more

The foundation stone of the 100-acre Mithapukur Eco Park has been unveiled at Shalti Gopalpur under Mithapukur upazila Friday afternoon. The chairman of parliamentary standing committee on planning ministry, HN Ashikur Rahman, launched the work on the park as the chief

The police arrested three robbers with arms and bullets from Junglekhaine village under Patiya upazila of the district on Friday night. The arrestees were identified as Arif, Jahed and Giasuddin. A team of Patiya thana police, on secret information, arrested them from a local