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Three physicians of a hospital in the capital on Friday were sent to jail after their arrest in connection with ‘wrong’ treatment which allegedly caused the death of a patient on Thursday. The arrested are Amjad Ali, Hashem Tareque and Sayed Hossain Sayeed Ahmed Ali working with

A record number of GPA-5 students in HSC examinations this year have brought joy and jubilation for the students and the institutions concerned, but the public universities may not be able to accommodate even half of them because of shortage of seats. And there are others who have missed the GPA-5, but yet are

Environmentalists urge govt Green activists yesterday demanded immediate arrest and punishment of the alleged individuals responsible for forming propaganda against Dhaka’s Detailed Area Plan (DAP) recently published as a gazette. At a rally in front of the National Press Club, they also insisted on fast implementation of DAP, which was

A man jumped out of the window of the third floor of a three-storey building and died at Bangshal in Dhaka early Friday when the police went to arrest him. The deceased was Haji Saber Hossain, an automobile spare parts trader. Witnesses said the Bangladesh Motor Parts Businessmen’s Association president Solaiman Hossain Moina

Agriculture, ecology and bio-diversity are on the verge of peril due to drying up of water bodies every year and excessive  and indiscriminate use  of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in crop fields in the district, Maynul Alam, Executive Director of SUBAH a non-governmental organization working for the development

Sirajganj police arrested an army major and his cousin from the west end of Bangabandhu Bridge on charge of carrying 780 bottles of phensidyl early yesterday. Police said the arrestees were Major Reza Shah Mohammad Zillullah of Dhaka Engineering Corps,

Only 4 old buses seized; 236 fined for not having documents At least 236 buses and minibuses were fined Tk 1.94 lakh in the capital for not having fitness, tax and insurance certificates yesterday, the first day of a drive against unfit vehicles. Only four old buses could be seized as the owners of most ... Read more

Bulbul Ahmed, the celebrity silver screen actor popularly known as Devdas, passed away at 1:00am yesterday at the age of 69. Doctors on duty declared him dead after he was taken to Square hospital. Bulbul had been suffering from diabetes and cardiac diseases. His death came unexpectedly, although for sometime he

Local pharmaceutical companies are engaged in an intense battle to persuade physicians with costly gifts to prescribe their drugs for patients as the growing drug and health business in Bangladesh is witnessing a fierce

AMENDED PVT UNIV ACT Relaxation to allow more univs to meet criteria Only one private university could meet all the requirements for the permanent approval during 18 years of private university operation and two more university can now meet the requirements because of some relaxation

The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published today. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the announcement through a press conference at the secretariat office

20-25 years old buses, minibuses to be phased out of city The government launches a drive from this morning to remove unfit and unregistered vehicles from city streets in efforts to improve traffic situation and prevent road accidents. Sixteen mobile courts, each headed by an executive magistrate, will carry out the crackdown at different

Ailing pop singer and freedom fighter Azam Khan flew to Singapore on Wednesday for better medical treatment. Azam’s only son Hriday Khan is accompanying him. At about 1:30pm they left for Singapore in a Thai Airlines flight from Shahjalal International Airport

BDR REBELLION Charges pressed against 801 BDR soldiers, 23 civilians The Criminal Investigation Department on Monday pressed charges against 801 soldiers and 23 civilians for committing criminal offences, including murder and robbery, during the soldiers’ rebellion at the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka in February 25-26, 2009 that killed 74 persons, including 57

The Government yesterday approved the draft Border Guard Bangladesh Act 2010, having a provision of death as maximum penalty for mutiny. The decision came following the weekly cabinet meeting yesterday. Once the law is passed, the current Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Order of 1972 and Bangladesh Rifles

The High Court yesterday stayed for three months the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s (BTRC) decision of cancelling licences of five PSTN operators. The court also issued a rule upon BTRC and the government to explain within three weeks why the BTRC decision should not be declared

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Kandaker Mosharraf Hossain has informed the Jatiya Sangsad that currently 70 lakh skilled and unskilled Bangladesh citizens are working in about 100 countries of the world. Replying to a query of lawmaker AKM Maidul Islam during a question-answer session in the

Downpour has disrupted normal life in Chittagong. The downpour which began on Sunday continued throughout yesterday. The low-lying areas of the port city including Bakalia, Chandgaon, Bahadderhat, Chawk Bazar, Badurtala, Nasirabad, Halishahar, Patenga, Kattali, and Chaktai have come under knee-deep

The holy Shab-e-Barat will be observed on the night of July 27 as the Shaban moon was not sighted anywhere in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the Islamic Foundation yesterday evening. Vice President of the Committee and Secretary of the Ministry of the

A Natore court on Sunday sent 11 policemen, including the then Singra police officer-in-charge, to jail on charges of killing a young man in the name of ‘crossfire’ on July 23, 2008 at Singra in Natore. The Natore district and sessions judge, Abdul Majid, sent the cops to jail rejecting their bail petitions in the ... Read more