BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said their party will set up a separate secretariat for the Supreme Court (SC) if it is voted to power in the future, reports UNB. “We'll establish a separate secretariat for the Supreme Court by enacting a law to protect the independence of the judiciary,…

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman yesterday inaugurated a Tk 5,286.91 crore project for mitigating waterlogging in a number of areas in Dhaka north city, reports BSS. The 13.643-kilometer long and 100-feet wide canal project will connect city’s Kuril area with the…

Prof Dr MA Mazed, a former caretaker government adviser and ex-principal of Dhaka Medical College and dean of Dhaka University's medicine faculty, passed away on Saturday. He was 86, reports UNB. Mazed, also the three-time elected president of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), breathed his last…

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Friday night arrested two active members of neo-‘Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh’ (JMB) from Savar, reports BSS. The arrestees Md Alamin and Md Ahsan Habib were detained from Ulail Karnapara…

A police constable of Barisal Airport police station was arrested with 29 pieces of yaba tablets from Shakharia area under Barisal- Banaripara highway on Friday night. He was identified as Mehedi Hasan, computer operator of the police station. Police source said acting on a tip off, Banaripara thana…

Rajshahi University (RU) hall authorities have increased students’ meal charges in all residential dormitories with effect from July 5. As per the…

KHULNA: The Khulna City Corporation (KCC) authorities has fixed 200 spots in the City for slaughtering sacrificial animals and requested the citizens to use those places during the ensuing the holy Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS. The decision was made at a meeting of KCC on Wednesday at Shaheed Altaf auditorium…

A free eye screening camp was held in Mirpur of the capital yesterday. Organised by Rights and Sight for Children (RSC) and TMSS Masuda Maternity Hospital, the goal of the eye screening camp was to identify underprivileged people needing eye surgery or eyeglasses but financially unable to seek treatment.…

Khulna: A man was stabbed to death allegedly by some unidentified miscreants in Amtola area of the city early Saturday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Harun-or-Rashid, 35, son of late Khan Abu Hasnat. A gang of miscreants picked Harun up from Chhanda Bazar area around 1:30 am, said Mamtazul…

RAJSHAHI:  Integrated fish farming with poultry birds, vegetables and fruits has been gaining popularity in the region contributing a lot towards meeting up the gradually increasing demands of fish and vegetables, reports BSS. Many of the fish farmers set up small-scale poultry farms and vegetables…

KHULNA: A delegate meeting of Khulna division Awami League (AL) will be held at the district stadium here today, reports BSS. At least 25000 grassroots level leaders and workers, including local parliament members, zila parisad chairmen, municipality mayors, upazila chairmen and president and general…